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The timeline should span from 4000 B.C.E. to 0 C.E.
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This was the first civilization of Mesopotamia and the largest city within it since it is one that led to the Sumerian and other Mesopotamian civilizations. The estimated population of this civilization was 50,000 people.
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This was the civilization known for the pharaohs and pyramids that we all have learned in our lives at some point. This civilization was more of a joined territory rather than several cities that Sumer had.
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In present-day Iraq, the Sumerian civilization has brought forth the earliest written language that Historians and Archeologists could find. Afterward, these Sumerian groups were joined with larger empires in Mesopotamia.
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This civilization was Independent but had a continuous relationship with the Egyptian Civilization but was a far smaller civilization that flourished separately.
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The largest center of this civilization was the Caral. In modern-day Peru, they used the water around them and fished for economic specialization. They lacked warfare and showed a lack of economy based on anything other than the fishing industry.
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The monarch of this civilization created great channels to allow water to flow through them. So basically the monarch fixed the water flooding issue.
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They believed that due to the sun being reborn every day and the Nile river being reborn every year that life would live on. They believed that the Pharaohs ad other higher-ranked people would be successful on their journey for eternal life in the west.
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This civilization has shown a significant influence of Egypt that can be seen through their Art and other ways.
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Local authorities assumed greater power and took over giving land to their children and reduced the amount of power that the Pharaoh's had due to ideals not matching.
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Other cities that were stronger took over the Sumerians which led to the end of the Sumerian civilization of Mesopotamia.
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Sometimes known as the first empire the Akkadian Empire brought the Sumerian and Akadians together and unified their people. The Akkadian Empire overthrew the Sumerian CIvilization to be in power.
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The Sumerian Civilization had already made contact with the Indus Valley Civilization and due to that the Indus Valley traders had taken up space in Mesopotamia and created trade routes with other civilizations as well.
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Egypt had a drastic decline in agriculture and had an increase in starvation due to the low floods of the Nile.
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The Nile River had been declining and not flooding as per usual every year so this discredited the Pharaoh's power and Egypt slowly dispersed among locals.
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This civilization had no political hierarchy compared to the Sumerian and Egyptian civilizations. This civilization was far larger than the Sumerian, Egyptian and, Norte Chico civilizations. The earlier form of the caste system stems from this civilization due to the ruling of priests at the time.
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This civilization had an aristocratic political hierarchy that was brought forth through depictions of gods and men that were doing various tasks yet the civilization developed no literate culture. This civilization was culturally stylistic through architecture and ceramics. They would also usually have products from other civilizations such as China and Mesopotamia.
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A poem that was created to describe the Uruk civilization in the second millennium B.C.E.
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Salt had gathered on top of the soil which led to the Sumerians believing that the Earth had turned white. this changed agriculture since Wheat could not grow in such salty soil so then Barley became the most widely growing plant. which led to the popularity of the Sumerian states to move up North.
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The Ruling of Egypt got better but the Pharaoh's never regained any power such as before. It was also said that everyone would be accountable for their actions on the Day of Judgement.
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Sister cities with luxurious indoor bathrooms and indoor plumbing that also include 2-3 story buildings. This flourished on the banks of the Inus River around the time of the Indus Valley Civilization and had a population of 40,000 people in Mohenjo Daro.
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Was the last Mesopotamian civilization to exist. It was the last empire in Mesopotamia to be ruled by monarchs. In this civilization, the Code of Hammurabi was used which basically enforced punishment based on social status.
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The Egyptians wrote a hymn which is a song or poem that praised their Pharoah.
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In the Babylonian Empire, this punishment based on social status was the main way of punishing for crimes. This code showed that social status mattered when ranking a punishment of a person of that empire and that the higher classes were treated better than the lower classes based on it. Depending on what class you belonged to your class had a consequence.
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Indus Valley was abandoned due to the vast deforestation and soil erosion. Whereas the Oxus just faded away similar to the Indus Valley civilization. The imprint on culture still thrived in other parts such as India, Mediterranean, and even in Iran.
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They were well-known for their rich bronze and vast amounts of other things but were a far smaller civilization that flourished alongside the Shang Dynasty.
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This civilization led to the expansion of the Chinese state and they buried thousands of human sacrifice victims and buried their rulers in lavish tombs so that the ruler can be accompanied to the afterlife.
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They took over Babylon and had some conflict with the Egyptians over Syria which they resolved using the first-ever peace treaty in existence. The fearsome technology that they had provided reached the Shang Dynasty in 1200 B.C.E. making it one of the Strongest ruled Chinese states.
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To keep the diplomatic peace between the civilizations they would send gifts whether that be by marrying their daughters and establishing connections.
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This code made it so that a Mesopotamian respectable woman that was under the protection of a man was required to veil herself outside of the home whereas nonrespectable women such as slaves and prostitutes were forbidden to wear veils. If nonrespectable women tried to wear a veil they were then given severe punishments.
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She was Egypt's most famous Queen but was portrayed as a male in her statues. She was wearing male clothing and had a beard similar to those of the pharoahs.
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This civilization came to be through competing Chiefdoms that eventually blended together to create this civilization. This brought forth new cultural styles such as art, games, and even new types of ritual sacrifices.
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This civilization brought forth a new way of ruling and power. They had a monarch that was the "son of heaven". Therefore this monarch would only govern based on the Mandate of Heaven and this dynasty led to the first form of written Chinese.
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The Assyrian Empire was a warrior empire. They had a strong warfare practice and fighting was a common part of their life.
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The kingdom of Lush that belonged to the Nubian Civilization invaded Egypt and had gained control of Egypt for about 100 years or so.
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The Nubians had advanced in ironworking and even created their own alphabet through scripture. The civilization had also achieved its own independence politically and became distinct.
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The first so-called Emperor to China supposedly buried 460 scholars and burned all of their written work due to them being against him. Basically, they challenged his efforts to unify all of China's Civilizations.
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The timeline should span from 4000 B.C.E. to 0 C.E.