The Emergence of Human Communities By ksegota1 Period: 2575 BCE to 2134 BCE Old Kingdom {Red} Period: 2500 BCE to 250 The Emergence of Human Communities Period: 2500 BCE to 2000 BCE Uniform Segment 1 Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE Akkadian (Semitic) {Yellow} Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian) {Yellow} Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE Middle Kingdom reigns in Egypt {Red} 2000 BCE Rise of Minoan civilization on Crete; early Greeks arrive in Greece 2000 BCE Horses in use spreads all over western Asia Period: 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE Uniform Segment 2 Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE Old Babylonian (Semitic) {Yellow} 1800 BCE Abraham migrated to Canaan Period: 1750 BCE to 1045 BCE Shang dynasty {Green} Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE Hittites dominant in Anatolia {Blue} Period: 1640 BCE to 1532 BCE Hyksos dominate northern Egypt {Red} 1600 BCE Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece 1532 BCE Beginning of New Kingdom 1500 BCE Hittites develop iron metallurgy Period: 1500 BCE to 1150 BCE Kassite ruled in Mesopotamia {Yellow} Period: 1500 BCE to 1000 BCE Uniform Segment 3 1450 BCE Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete Period: 1250 BCE to 1200 BCE Israelite occupation of Canaan {Pink} 1200 BCE Destruction of Hittite kingdom Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece {Blue} 1150 BCE Philistines settle southern coast of Israel Period: 1045 BCE to 221 BCE Zhou dynasty {Green} 1000 BCE Origin of Celtic culture in Central Europe 1000 BCE Jerusalem made Israelite capital 1000 BCE Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean 1000 BCE Initial development of pastoral {Green} Period: 1000 BCE to 500 BCE Uniform Segment 4 969 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 {Red} 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 {Yellow} 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 {Green} Period: 550 BCE to 300 BCE Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western Mediterranean {Blue} 515 BCE Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem 500 BCE Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE Migrations across Europe {Purple} Period: 500 BCE to 1 CE Uniform Segment 5 450 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 {Green} 300 BCE Ruler of Chinese state of Zhao equips troops like nomad horsemen Period: 300 BCE to 350 Kingdom of Meroë {Red} Period: 1 CE to 500 Uniform Segment 6
