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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. -
8000 BCE
The Stone Age ended
The Stone Age ended in 8000 B.C. It started 2.5 million years ago. -
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. -
6700 BCE
Catal Huyuk
Another well-known community is Catal Huyuk. -
5700 BCE
Catal Huyuk ended
In 5700 B.C. the people of Catal Huyuk left. -
4000 BCE
Bronze was made
In 4000 B.C. western Asia mixed Copper and tin together to bronze. -
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. -
1800 BCE
Babylon
In 1800 B.C., a new group conquered Mesoptamia. They built the city Babylon. -
900 BCE
The Assyrians
The Assyrians were the first to build a large army to defend their land.
