Thinking About Chronology By cathy.zhao Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE Sumerian Civilization Period: 3500 BCE to 1064 BCE Egyptian Civilization Period: 3000 BCE to 1800 BCE Norte Chico Civilization Period: 2200 BCE to 771 BCE Chinese Civilization Period: 2200 BCE to 1700 BCE Oxus Valley Civilizations 1200 BCE Olmec Civilization Period: 900 BCE to 612 BCE Assyrian Empire 500 BCE Persian Empire Established