The Emergence of Human Communities

By clust
  • Period: 2575 BCE to 2134 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    ORANGE
  • Period: 2500 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Timespan

  • Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE

    Akkadian

    YELLOW
  • Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE

    Third Dynasty of Ur

    YELLOW
  • Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE

    Middle Kingdom reigns in Egypt

    ORANGE
  • Horses in use spreads all over western Asia
    2000 BCE

    Horses in use spreads all over western Asia

  • Rise of Minoan civilization on Crete; early Greeks arrive in Greece
    2000 BCE

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

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Timespan

  • Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Old Babylonian

    YELLOW
  • Abraham migrated to Canaan
    1800 BCE

    Abraham migrated to Canaan

  • Period: 1750 BCE to 1045 BCE

    Shang dynasty

    BLUE
  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Hittites dominant in Anatolia

    GREEN
  • Period: 1640 BCE to 1532 BCE

    Hyksos dominate northern Egypt

    ORANGE
  • Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece
    1600 BCE

    Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece

  • Beginning of New Kingdom
    1532 BCE

    Beginning of New Kingdom

  • Hittites develop iron metallurgy
    1500 BCE

    Hittites develop iron metallurgy

  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1000 BCE

    Timespan

  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Kassite ruled in Mesopotamia

    YELLOW
  • Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete
    1450 BCE

    Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete

  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Israelite occupation of Canaan

    PURPLE
  • Destruction of Hittite kingdom
    1200 BCE

    Destruction of Hittite kingdom

  • Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece

    GREEN
  • Philistines settle southern coast of Israel
    1150 BCE

    Philistines settle southern coast of Israel

  • Period: 1045 BCE to 221 BCE

    Zhou dynasty

    BLUE
  • Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean
    1000 BCE

    Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean

  • Initial development of pastoral nomadism
    1000 BCE

    Initial development of pastoral nomadism

  • Origin of Celtic culture in Central Europe
    1000 BCE

    Origin of Celtic culture in Central Europe

  • Jerusalem made Israelite capital
    1000 BCE

    Jerusalem made Israelite capital

  • Period: 1000 BCE to 500 BCE

    Timespan

  • Hiram of Tyre comes to power
    969 BCE

    Hiram of Tyre comes to power

  • Solomon builds First Temple
    960 BCE

    Solomon builds First Temple

  • Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah
    920 BCE

    Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah

  • Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire
    911 BCE

    Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire

  • Foundation of Carthage
    814 BCE

    Foundation of Carthage

  • Kings of Kush control Egypt
    750 BCE

    Kings of Kush control Egypt

  • Assyrian conquest of Northern Kingdom
    721 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of Northern Kingdom

  • Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE

    Nubian kings rule Egypt

    ORANGE
  • Assyrian humiliation of Tyre
    701 BCE

    Assyrian humiliation of Tyre

  • Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea
    700 BCE

    Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea

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

    Assyrian conquest of Egypt [Mesopotamian and African]

  • Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE

    Neo-Babylonian kingdom

    YELLOW
  • Fall of Assyria
    612 BCE

    Fall of Assyria

  • Iron metallurgy in China
    600 BCE

    Iron metallurgy in China

  • Capture of Jerusalem
    587 BCE

    Capture of Jerusalem

  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucius

    BLUE
  • Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem
    515 BCE

    Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem

  • Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods
    500 BCE

    Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods

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