Timeline

By Jlopez07
  • Period: 4500 BCE to 4500 BCE

    Early agriculture in Nubia

    African
  • Period: 2600 BCE to 2600 BCE

    Beginning of Indus Valley civilization

    Asia/eygypt
  • Period: 2575 BCE to 2134 BCE

    old kingdom

    African/Asia
  • Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE

    Akkadian (Semitic)

    Mesopotamia
  • Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE

    Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian)

    Mesopotamia
  • Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE

    Middle Kingdom reigns in Egypt

    Africa
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Horses in use spreads all over western

    Asia
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Rise of Minoan civilization on Crete; early Greeks arrive in Greece

    Mediterranean
  • Period: 1900 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Old Babylonian (Semitic)

    Mesopotamia
  • Period: 1800 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Abraham migrated to Canaan

    middle eastern
  • Period: 1745 BCE to 1045 BCE

    Shang dynasty

    [Asian(china)]
  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Hittites dominant in Anatolia

    Mediterranean
  • Period: 1640 BCE to 1532 BCE

    Hyksos dominate northern Egypt

    African
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece

    Mediterranean
  • Period: 1532 BCE to 1532 BCE

    Beginning of New Kingdom

    African
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Hittites develop iron metallurgy

    mesopotamia
  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Kassite ruled in Mesopotamian

  • Period: 1450 BCE to 1450 BCE

    Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete

    Mediterranean
  • Period: 1250 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Israelite occupation of Canaan

    middle eastern
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece

    Mediterranean
  • Period: 1200 BCE to 1200 BCE

    Destruction of Hittite kingdom

    Mesopotamia
  • Period: 1150 BCE to 1150 BCE

    Philistines settle southern coast of Israel

    middle eastern
  • Period: 1045 BCE to 221 BCE

    Zhou dynasty

    [asia(china)]
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 1000 BCE

    Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean

  • Period: 1000 BCE to 1000 BCE

    Origin of Celtic culture in Central

    Europe
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 1000 BCE

    Initial development of pastoral nomadism

    Asian
  • Period: 1000 BCE to 1000 BCE

    Jerusalem made Israelite capital

    middle eastern
  • Period: 960 BCE to 960 BCE

    Solomon builds First Temple

    middle eastern
  • Period: 920 BCE to 920 BCE

    Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah

    middle eastern
  • Period: 911 BCE to 911 BCE

    Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire

    Mesopotamia
  • Period: 814 BCE to 814 BCE

    Foundation of Carthage

    Mediterranean
  • Period: 750 BCE to 750 BCE

    Kings of Kush control Egypt

    African
  • Period: 721 BCE to 721 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of northern kingdom

    Mesopotamia
  • Period: 712 BCE to 660 BCE

    Nubian kings rule Egypt

    African
  • Period: 701 BCE to 701 BCE

    Assyrian humiliation of Tyre

    Mesopotamian and Middle Eastern]
  • Period: 700 BCE to 701 BCE

    Assyrian humiliation of Tyre

    Mesopotamia
  • Period: 700 BCE to 700 BCE

    Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea

    Asian
  • Period: 671 BCE to 671 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of Egypt

    Mesopotamia and African
  • Period: 612 BCE to 612 BCE

    Fall of Assyria

    Mesopotamia
  • Period: 600 BCE to 600 BCE

    Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece

    Asia
  • Period: 587 BCE to 587 BCE

    Capture of Jerusalem

    middle eastern
  • Period: 551 BCE to 479 BCE

    Life of Confucius

    [asia(china)]
  • Period: 550 BCE to 300 BCE

    Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western

    Mediterranean
  • Period: 515 BCE to 515 BCE

    Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem

    Mesopotamia
  • Period: 500 BCE to 500 BCE

    Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods

  • Period: 500 BCE to 300 BCE

    Migrations across Europe

  • Period: 450 BCE to 450 BCE

    Hanno the Phoenician explores West Africa

    African
  • Period: 450 BCE to 450 BCE

    Completion of Hebrew Bible

    middle east
  • Period: 440 BCE to 440 BCE

    Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians

    Mediterranean
  • Period: 390 BCE to 390 BCE

    Celts sack Rome

    European
  • Period: 356 BCE to 338 BCE

    Lord Shang brings Legalist reforms to Qin state

    [asia(china)]
  • Period: 300 BCE to 350

    Kingdom of Meroë

    African
  • Period: 300 BCE to 300 BCE

    Ruler of Chinese state of Zhao equips troops like nomad horsemen

    [Asian(china)]
  • Period: 626 to 539

    Neo- Babylonian kingdom

    Mesopotamia
  • Period: 969 to 969

    Hiram of Tyre comes to power

    middle eastern