The Emergence of Human Communities {2500 B.C.E. - 250 B.C.E.} By rjtep6 Period: 2575 BCE to 2134 BCE ✷ Old Kingdom 2500 BCE 2500 BCE Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE ☂ Akkadian (Semitic) Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE ☂ Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian) Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE ✷ Middle Kingdom reigns in Egypt 2000 BCE ☺ Horses in use spreads all over western Asia 2000 BCE ❁ Rise of Minoan civilization on Crete; early Greeks arrive in Greece 2000 BCE 2000 BCE Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE ☂ Old Babylonian (Semitic) 1800 BCE ❤ Abraham migrated to Canaan Period: 1750 BCE to 1045 BCE ☺ Shang dynasty Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE ❁ Hittites dominant in Anatolia Period: 1640 BCE to 1532 BCE ✷ Hyksos dominate northern Egypt 1600 BCE ❁ Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece 1532 BCE ✷ Beginning of New Kingdom 1500 BCE ☂ Hittites develop iron metallurgy 1500 BCE 1500 BCE Period: 1500 BCE to 1150 BCE ☂ Kassite ruled in Mesopotamian 1450 BCE ❁ Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete Period: 1250 BCE to 1200 BCE ❤ Israelite occupation of Canaan 1200 BCE ☂ Destruction of Hittite kingdom Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE ❁ Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece 1150 BCE ❤ Philistines settle southern coast of Israel Period: 1045 BCE to 221 BCE ☺ Zhou dynasty 1000 BCE ♛ Origin of Celtic culture in Central Europe 1000 BCE ❁ Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean 1000 BCE ☺ Initial development of pastoral nomadism 1000 BCE ❤ Jerusalem made Israelite capital 1000 BCE 1000 BCE 969 BCE ❤ Hiram of Tyre comes to power 960 BCE ❤ Solomon builds First Temple 920 BCE ❤ Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah 911 BCE ☂ Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire 814 BCE ❁ Foundation of Carthage 750 BCE ✷ Kings of Kush control Egypt 721 BCE ☂ Assyrian conquest of northern kingdom Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE ✷ Nubian kings rule Egypt 701 BCE ☂ ❤ Assyrian humiliation of Tyre 700 BCE ☺ Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea 671 BCE ✷ ☂ Assyrian conquest of Egypt Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE ☂ Neo- Babylonian kingdom 612 BCE ☂ Fall of Assyria 600 BCE ☺ Iron metallurgy in China 587 BCE ❤ Capture of Jerusalem Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE ☺ Life of Confucius Period: 550 BCE to 300 BCE ❁ Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western Mediterranean 515 BCE ☂ Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem 500 BCE ❁ Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods 500 BCE 500 BCE Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE ♛ Migrations across Europe 450 BCE ✷ Hanno the Phoenician explores West Africa 450 BCE ❤ Completion of Hebrew Bible 440 BCE ❁ Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians 390 BCE ♛ Celts sack Rome Period: 356 BCE to 338 BCE ☺ Lord Shang brings Legalist reforms to Qin state 300 BCE ☺ Ruler of Chinese state of Zhao equips troops like nomad horsemen Period: 300 BCE to 350 ✷ Kingdom of Meroë