The Emergence of Human Communities {2500 B.C.E. - 250 B.C.E.} By _melissapenafiel 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 ☽Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean 1000 BCE ☮Origin of Celtic culture in Central Europe 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 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 400 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