Thinking About Chronology - AP World Summer Work

By Rishitha G
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Beginning of Egyptian Civilization

    Old Kingdom, pharaoh power, and pyramid buildings started to emerge during this civilization.
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 3500 BCE

    Beginning of the Sumerian Civilization

    This civilization is one of the first in Mesopotamia. This was the earliest known urban civilization.
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 1798 BCE

    Norte Chico Civilization

    The Norte Chico was a civilization in the Americas. It is also the oldest civilization in this area of the world.
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Beginnings of Chinese Civilization

    The Chinese civilization consisted of kings, empires, and dynasties. Prominent civilizations include the Xia dynasty, Zhang dynasty, and Zhou dynasty.
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Indus Valley Civilization

    This civilization was located near the Indian subcontinent and known for complex sanitation systems. It was a very advanced civilization consisting of the Oxus Valley. The civilization also had two major cities known as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro.
  • 2000 BCE

    Mojengo-daro & Harappa

    Famous cities part of the Indus Civilization
  • 1775 BCE

    Code of Hammurabi Created

    One of the earliest written legal codes for the population to follow. Established government
  • 1500 BCE

    Creation of Egyptian Empire

    This was formed during the Old Kingdom of the Egyptian civilization.
  • 1200 BCE

    Beginnings of Olmec Civilization

    Located in current-day Mexico in Mesoamerica. Impacted later civilizations including the Maya and Aztecs.
  • Period: 900 BCE to 612 BCE

    Creation of Assyrian Empire

    Located in Mesopotamia.
  • Period: 760 BCE to 658 BCE

    Kush Conquest of Egypt

    A new type of rule that took over the Egyptian civilization.