Heinrich kiepert. asia citerior.mesopotamia

The first Civilzations

By MeghanKlemme
  • Period: 100,000 BCE to 8000 BCE

    The Ice Age

    The Ice Age started 100,000 B.C. and ended 8,000 B.C. It was called the Ice Age because thick ice sheets covered parts of Europe, Asia, and North America.
  • The Stone Age ended
    8000 BCE

    The Stone Age ended

    The Stone Age ended in 8000 B.C. It started 2.5 million years ago.
  • Jericho
    8000 BCE

    Jericho

    Jericho is one of the worlds oldest city in the world. It is located in West Banks between Israel and Jordan.
  • Period: 8000 BCE to 4000 BCE

    The New Stone Age

    The stone age started 8000 B.C. and ended in 4000 B.C. They call it the farming revolution.
  • Catal Huyuk
    6700 BCE

    Catal Huyuk

    Another well-known community is Catal Huyuk.
  • Catal Huyuk ended
    5700 BCE

    Catal Huyuk ended

    In 5700 B.C. the people of Catal Huyuk left.
  • Bronze was made
    4000 BCE

    Bronze was made

    In 4000 B.C. western Asia mixed Copper and tin together to bronze.
  • Irrigation
    3000 BCE

    Irrigation

    Irrigation allowed the farmers to grow plenty of food and support a large population. By 3000 B.C., many cities had formed in souther Mesopotamia
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 1200 BCE

    The Bronze age

    Bronzer became harder and longer lasting than copper. It became widely used between 3000 B.C.and 1200 B.C. the period known as the bronze age.
  • 2340 BCE

    Sargon

    In 2340 B.C. Sargon conquered all of Mesoptamia.
  • Babylon
    1800 BCE

    Babylon

    In 1800 B.C., a new group conquered Mesoptamia. They built the city Babylon.
  • The Assyrians
    900 BCE

    The Assyrians

    The Assyrians were the first to build a large army to defend their land.