Thinking About Chronology By rubina.s Period: 4000 BCE to 1 BCE 4000 B.C.E to 0 C.E. Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 Beginnings of Sumerian Civilization Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 Beginning of Egyptian Civilization Period: 3000 BCE to 1800 BCE Norte Chico Civilization Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE Beginnings of Chinese Civilization Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE Beginnings of Civilization in Indus Valley and Central Asia Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE Shang Dynasty Period: 1550 BCE to 1064 BCE New Kingdom Period: 1500 BCE to 1500 BCE Creation of Egyptian Empire Period: 1046 BCE to 771 BCE Zhou Dynasty Period: 900 BCE to 612 BCE Assyrian Empire 500 BCE Establishment of Persian Empire 1200 Beginnings of Olmec Civilization Period: 2070 to 1600 Xia Dynasty