The Emergence of Human Communities {2500 B.C.E. - 250 B.C.E.}

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  • 2500 BCE

    Beginning of Timeline

  • Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE

    Akkadian (Semitic) [Mesopotamian]

    Red
  • Old Kingdom [African (Egypt)]
    2134 BCE

    Old Kingdom [African (Egypt)]

    Yellow
  • Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE

    Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian) [Mesopotamian]

    Red
  • Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE

    Middle Kingdom reigns in (Egypt [Africa])

    Yellow
  • Horses in use spreads all over western [Asia]
    2000 BCE

    Horses in use spreads all over western [Asia]

    Green
  • Rise of Minoan civilization on Crete; early Greeks arrive in Greece [Mediterranean]
    2000 BCE

    Rise of Minoan civilization on Crete; early Greeks arrive in Greece [Mediterranean]

    Cyan
  • 2000 BCE

    2000 BCE

  • Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Old Babylonian (Semitic) [Mesopotamian]

    Red
  • Abraham migrated to Canaan [Middle Eastern]
    1800 BCE

    Abraham migrated to Canaan [Middle Eastern]

    Purple
  • Period: 1750 BCE to 1045 BCE

    Shang dynasty [Asian (China)]

    Green
  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Hittites dominant in Anatolia [Mediterranean]

    Cyan
  • Period: 1640 BCE to 1532 BCE

    Hyksos dominate northern (Egypt [African])

    Yellow
  • Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece [Mediterranean]
    1600 BCE

    Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece [Mediterranean]

    Cyan
  • Beginning of New Kingdom [African]
    1532 BCE

    Beginning of New Kingdom [African]

    Yellow
  • Hittites develop iron metallurgy [Mesopotamia]
    1500 BCE

    Hittites develop iron metallurgy [Mesopotamia]

    Red
  • 1500 BCE

    1500 BCE

  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Kassite ruled in [Mesopotamian]

    Red
  • Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete [Mediterranean]
    1450 BCE

    Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete [Mediterranean]

    Cyan
  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Israelite occupation of Canaan [Middle Eastern]

    Purple
  • Destruction of Hittite kingdom [Mesopotamian]
    1200 BCE

    Destruction of Hittite kingdom [Mesopotamian]

    Red
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece [Mediterranean]

    Cyan
  • Zhou dynasty [Asian (China)]
    1045 BCE

    Zhou dynasty [Asian (China)]

    Green - Event Starts
  • Initial development of pastoral nomadism [Asian]
    1000 BCE

    Initial development of pastoral nomadism [Asian]

    Green
  • Origin of Celtic culture in Central [Europe]
    1000 BCE

    Origin of Celtic culture in Central [Europe]

    Pink
  • Jerusalem made Israelite capital [Middle Eastern]
    1000 BCE

    Jerusalem made Israelite capital [Middle Eastern]

    Purple
  • Iron metallurgy reaches the [Mediterranean]
    1000 BCE

    Iron metallurgy reaches the [Mediterranean]

    Cyan
  • 1000 BCE

    1000 BCE

  • Hiram of Tyre comes to power [Middle Eastern]
    969 BCE

    Hiram of Tyre comes to power [Middle Eastern]

    Purple
  • Solomon builds First Temple [Middle Eastern]
    960 BCE

    Solomon builds First Temple [Middle Eastern]

    Purple
  • Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah [Middle Eastern]
    920 BCE

    Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah [Middle Eastern]

    Purple
  • Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire [Mesopotamian]
    911 BCE

    Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire [Mesopotamian]

    Red
  • Foundation of Carthage [Mediterranean]
    814 BCE

    Foundation of Carthage [Mediterranean]

    Cyan
  • Kings of Kush control (Egypt [African])
    750 BCE

    Kings of Kush control (Egypt [African])

    Yellow
  • Assyrian conquest of northern kingdom [Mesopotamian]
    721 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of northern kingdom [Mesopotamian]

    Red
  • Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE

    Nubian kings rule (Egypt [African])

    Yellow
  • Assyrian humiliation of Tyre [Mesopotamian and Middle Eastern]
    701 BCE

    Assyrian humiliation of Tyre [Mesopotamian and Middle Eastern]

    Orange
  • Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea [Asian]
    700 BCE

    Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea [Asian]

    Green
  • Assyrian conquest of Egypt [Mesopotamian and African]
    671 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of Egypt [Mesopotamian and African]

    Dark Red
  • Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE

    Neo- Babylonian kingdom [Mesopotamian]

    Red
  • Fall of Assyria [Mesopotamian]
    612 BCE

    Fall of Assyria [Mesopotamian]

    Red
  • Iron metallurgy in China [Asian]
    600 BCE

    Iron metallurgy in China [Asian]

    Green
  • Capture of Jerusalem [Middle Eastern]
    587 BCE

    Capture of Jerusalem [Middle Eastern]

    Purple
  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucius [Asian (China)]

    Green
  • Period: 550 BCE to 300 BCE

    Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western [Mediterranean]

    Cyan
  • Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem [Mesopotamian]
    515 BCE

    Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem [Mesopotamian]

    Red
  • Celtic elites trade for [Mediterranean] goods
    500 BCE

    Celtic elites trade for [Mediterranean] goods

    Cyan
  • 500 BCE

    500 BCE

  • Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE

    Migrations across [Europe]

    Pink
  • Completion of Hebrew Bible [Middle Eastern]
    450 BCE

    Completion of Hebrew Bible [Middle Eastern]

    Purple
  • Hanno the Phoenician explores West Africa [African]
    450 BCE

    Hanno the Phoenician explores West Africa [African]

    Yellow
  • Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians [Mediterranean]
    440 BCE

    Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians [Mediterranean]

    Cyan
  • Celts sack Rome [European]
    390 BCE

    Celts sack Rome [European]

    Pink
  • Period: 356 BCE to 338 BCE

    Lord Shang brings Legalist reforms to Qin state [Asian (China)]

    Green
  • Kingdom of Meroë [African]
    300 BCE

    Kingdom of Meroë [African]

    Yellow - Event Starts
  • Ruler of Chinese state of Zhao equips troops like nomad horsemen [Asian (China)]
    300 BCE

    Ruler of Chinese state of Zhao equips troops like nomad horsemen [Asian (China)]

    Green
  • 250 BCE

    250 BCE - End of Timeline