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the first civilizations

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  • Jericho
    9000 BCE

    Jericho

    Jericho one of the oldest known cities located in the west bank between what is now known as Israel and Jordan
  • The neolithic era lasted from 8000 B.C - 4000 B.C
    8000 BCE

    The neolithic era lasted from 8000 B.C - 4000 B.C

    domesticated- tamed plants/animals or for human use.They discovered farming, lived in villages. People began to practice specializations development of different kind of jobs and made tools out of copper and bronze.
  • Mesopotamia
    5000 BCE

    Mesopotamia

    the first city state gradually developed in southern Mesopotamia.and it ended in 3500 B.C
  • sumer
    4000 BCE

    sumer

    the earliest known civilization-a complex society with cities,government,art,religion,class divisions,and writing systems.arose in southern Iraq in between the euphitites and Tigris river(in the eastern part of the fertile crescent)they also created the 12 month calendar
  • city state
    3000 BCE

    city state

    a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
  • the akkadians
    2304 BCE

    the akkadians

    the king of the akkadians was named Sargon 2340 B.C he considered all of Mesopotamia and set the worlds first empire
  • the Babylonians
    1800 BCE

    the Babylonians

    In the 1800’s B.C, a new group of people gained power in mesopotamia.they built a city of babylon by the euphrates river.the babylonian king, hammurabi,began conquering cities to the north
    Hammurabi is best known for his law code or collection of laws
  • Hammurabi
    1792 BCE

    Hammurabi

    Hammurabi was best known for his law code.
  • the chaldeans
    650 BCE

    the chaldeans

    Around 650 B.C , the assyrians started fighting amongst each other, and a group called the chaldeans rebelled. In 612 B.C the assyrian empire fell
    Led by the king, nebuchadnezzar, they controlled all of mesopotamia from 605 B.C to 562 B.C
    Babylon was rebuilt into one of the largest/richest cities in the world
    The hanging gardens at the king's palace were visible from any point in the city
    Babylon was a popular destination for passing raisins or groups of traveling merchants
  • persian gulf
    650 BCE

    persian gulf

    by the 650 B.C the empire stretched from the Persian gulf to the Nile river
  • the Assyrians
    650 BCE

    the Assyrians

    Lived in the north near the tigris river.
    First large army to use iron weapons (a method by the hittites)
    By about 650 B.C the empire stretched
    from the persian gulf to the nile river
    Nineveh was the capital city
    Assyrian kings divided the empire into provinces,or political district
    Built roads to join all parts of the empire
    Writing was based on babylonian writing
    Built temples and palaces with wall painting and statues
  • the hanging gardens
    605 BCE

    the hanging gardens

    the hanging gardens were built in 605 B.C to please Nebuchadnezzar to please his wife.