The Emergence of Human Communities

By bchmiel
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  • Period: 2500 BCE to 2134 BCE

    Old Kingdom

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  • Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE

    Akkadian (Semitic)

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  • Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE

    Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian)

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  • Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE

    Middle Kingdom reigns in Egypt

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    Horses in use spreads all over western Asia

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  • 2000 BCE

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

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  • Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Old Babylonian (Semitic)

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  • 1800 BCE

    Abraham migrated to Canaan

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  • Period: 1750 BCE to 1045

    Shang dynasty

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  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Hittites dominant in Anatolia

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  • Period: 1640 BCE to 1532 BCE

    Hyksos dominate northern Egypt

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  • 1600 BCE

    Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece

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  • 1532 BCE

    Beginning of New Kingdom

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  • 1500 BCE

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  • 1500 BCE

    Hittites develop iron metallurgy

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  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Kassite ruled in Mesopotamian

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  • 1450 BCE

    Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete

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  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1200

    Israelite occupation of Canaan

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  • 1200 BCE

    Destruction of Hittite kingdom

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  • Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece

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  • 1150 BCE

    Philistines settle southern coast of Israel

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  • Period: 1045 BCE to 2500 BCE

    Zhou dynasty

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    Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean

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    Origin of Celtic culture in Central Europe

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    Initial development of pastoral nomadism

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  • 1000 BCE

    Jerusalem made Israelite capital

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  • 969 BCE

    Hiram of Tyre comes to power

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  • 960 BCE

    Solomon builds First Temple

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  • 920 BCE

    Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah

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  • 911 BCE

    Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire

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  • 814 BCE

    Foundation of Carthage

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  • 750 BCE

    Kings of Kush control Egypt

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  • 721 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of northern kingdom

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  • Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE

    Nubian kings rule Egypt

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  • 701 BCE

    Assyrian humiliation of Tyre

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  • 701 BCE

    Assyrian humiliation of Tyre

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  • 700 BCE

    Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea

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  • 671 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of Egypt

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  • 612 BCE

    Fall of Assyria

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  • 600 BCE

    Iron metallurgy in China

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  • 587 BCE

    Capture of Jerusalem

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  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucius

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  • Period: 550 BCE to 300 BCE

    Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the Western Mediterranean

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  • Period: 526 BCE to 539 BCE

    Neo- Babylonian kingdom

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  • 515 BCE

    Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem

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  • 500 BCE

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  • 500 BCE

    Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods

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  • Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE

    Migrations across Europe

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  • 450 BCE

    Hanno the Phoenician explores West Africa

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  • 450 BCE

    Completion of Hebrew Bible

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  • 440 BCE

    Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians

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  • 390 BCE

    Celts sack Rome

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  • Period: 356 BCE to 338 BCE

    Lord Shang brings Legalist reforms to Qin state

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  • 300 BCE

    Ruler of Chinese state of Zhao equips troops like nomad horsemen

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  • Period: 300 BCE to 250 BCE

    Kingdom of Meroë

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