Timeline Activity 1

By HighTaxes
  • Period: 2600 BCE to 2500 BCE

    Timespan length

    2.7 IDs = 500 years
  • Period: 2500 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Timespan 1

    Red = Mesopotamian
    Yellow = African
    Green = Mediterranean
  • Akkadian begins use (Semitic) [Mesopotamian]
    2350 BCE

    Akkadian begins use (Semitic) [Mesopotamian]

  • Akkadian ends use (Semitic) [Mesopotamian]
    2230 BCE

    Akkadian ends use (Semitic) [Mesopotamian]

  • Old Kingdom ends [African (Egypt)]
    2134 BCE

    Old Kingdom ends [African (Egypt)]

  • Third Dynasty of Ur begins (Sumerian) [Mesopotamian]
    2112 BCE

    Third Dynasty of Ur begins (Sumerian) [Mesopotamian]

  • Middle Kingdom begins reign in Egypt [Africa]
    2040 BCE

    Middle Kingdom begins reign in Egypt [Africa]

  • Third Dynasty of Ur ends (Sumerian) [Mesopotamian]
    2004 BCE

    Third Dynasty of Ur ends (Sumerian) [Mesopotamian]

  • Rise of Minoan civilization on Crete; early Greeks arrive in Greece [Mediterranean]
    2000 BCE

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

  • 2000 BCE

    Horses in use spreads all over western Asia

  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Timespan 2

    Red = Mesopotamian
    Yellow = African
    Green = Mediterranean
    Purple = Middle Eastern
    Blue = Asian
  • Old Babylonian begins (Semitic) [Mesopotamian]
    1900 BCE

    Old Babylonian begins (Semitic) [Mesopotamian]

  • Abraham migrated to Canaan [Middle Eastern]
    1800 BCE

    Abraham migrated to Canaan [Middle Eastern]

  • Shang dynasty begins [Asian (China)]
    1750 BCE

    Shang dynasty begins [Asian (China)]

  • Hittites begin dominance in Anatolia [Mediterranean]
    1700 BCE

    Hittites begin dominance in Anatolia [Mediterranean]

  • Middle Kingdom ends reign in Egypt [Africa]
    1640 BCE

    Middle Kingdom ends reign in Egypt [Africa]

  • Hyksos starts to dominate northern Egypt [African]
    1640 BCE

    Hyksos starts to dominate northern Egypt [African]

  • Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece [Mediterranean]
    1600 BCE

    Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece [Mediterranean]

  • Old Babylonian ends (Semitic) [Mesopotamian]
    1600 BCE

    Old Babylonian ends (Semitic) [Mesopotamian]

  • Beginning of New Kingdom [African]
    1532 BCE

    Beginning of New Kingdom [African]

  • Hyksos stops dominating northern Egypt [African]
    1532 BCE

    Hyksos stops dominating northern Egypt [African]

  • Kassite begin rule in Mesopotamia
    1500 BCE

    Kassite begin rule in Mesopotamia

  • Hittites develop iron metallurgy [Mesopotamia]
    1500 BCE

    Hittites develop iron metallurgy [Mesopotamia]

  • Period: 1500 BCE to 1000 BCE

    Timespan 3

    Red = Mesopotamian
    Pink = European
    Green = Mediterranean
    Purple = Middle Eastern
    Blue = Asian
  • Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete [Mediterranean]
    1450 BCE

    Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete [Mediterranean]

  • Israelite occupation of Canaan begins [Middle Eastern]
    1250 BCE

    Israelite occupation of Canaan begins [Middle Eastern]

  • Israelite occupation of Canaan ends [Middle Eastern]
    1200 BCE

    Israelite occupation of Canaan ends [Middle Eastern]

  • Hittites end dominance in Anatolia [Mediterranean]
    1200 BCE

    Hittites end dominance in Anatolia [Mediterranean]

  • Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece begin [Mediterranean]
    1200 BCE

    Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece begin [Mediterranean]

  • Destruction of Hittite kingdom [Mesopotamian]
    1200 BCE

    Destruction of Hittite kingdom [Mesopotamian]

  • Philistines settle southern coast of Israel [Middle Eastern]
    1150 BCE

    Philistines settle southern coast of Israel [Middle Eastern]

  • Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece end [Mediterranean]
    1150 BCE

    Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece end [Mediterranean]

  • Kassite end rule in Mesopotamia
    1150 BCE

    Kassite end rule in Mesopotamia

  • Shang dynasty ends[Asian (China)]
    1045 BCE

    Shang dynasty ends[Asian (China)]

  • Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean
    1000 BCE

    Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean

  • Origin of Celtic culture in Central Europe
    1000 BCE

    Origin of Celtic culture in Central Europe

  • Jerusalem made Israelite capital [Middle Eastern]
    1000 BCE

    Jerusalem made Israelite capital [Middle Eastern]

  • Initial development of pastoral nomadism [Asian]
    1000 BCE

    Initial development of pastoral nomadism [Asian]

  • Period: 1000 BCE to 500 BCE

    Timespan 4

    Red = Mesopotamian
    Yellow = African
    Green = Mediterranean
    Purple = Middle Eastern
    Blue = Asian
    Pink = European
  • Hiram of Tyre comes to power [Middle Eastern]
    969 BCE

    Hiram of Tyre comes to power [Middle Eastern]

  • Solomon builds First Temple [Middle Eastern]
    960 BCE

    Solomon builds First Temple [Middle Eastern]

  • Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah [Middle Eastern]
    920 BCE

    Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah [Middle Eastern]

  • Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire [Mesopotamian]
    911 BCE

    Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire [Mesopotamian]

  • Foundation of Carthage [Mediterranean]
    814 BCE

    Foundation of Carthage [Mediterranean]

  • Kings of Kush control Egypt [African]
    750 BCE

    Kings of Kush control Egypt [African]

  • Assyrian conquest of northern kingdom [Mesopotamian]
    721 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of northern kingdom [Mesopotamian]

  • Nubian kings begin rule Egypt[African]
    712 BCE

    Nubian kings begin rule Egypt[African]

  • Assyrian humiliation of Tyre [Mesopotamian and Middle Eastern]
    701 BCE

    Assyrian humiliation of Tyre [Mesopotamian and Middle Eastern]

  • 700 BCE

    Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle area north of Black Sea [Asian]

  • Assyrian conquest of Egypt [Mesopotamian and African]
    671 BCE

    Assyrian conquest of Egypt [Mesopotamian and African]

  • Nubian kings end rule Egypt[African]
    660 BCE

    Nubian kings end rule Egypt[African]

  • Neo- Babylonian kingdom begins [Mesopotamian]
    626 BCE

    Neo- Babylonian kingdom begins [Mesopotamian]

  • Fall of Assyria [Mesopotamian]
    612 BCE

    Fall of Assyria [Mesopotamian]

  • Iron metallurgy in China [Asian]
    600 BCE

    Iron metallurgy in China [Asian]

  • Capture of Jerusalem [Middle Eastern]
    587 BCE

    Capture of Jerusalem [Middle Eastern]

  • Life of Confucius begins [Asian (China)]
    551 BCE

    Life of Confucius begins [Asian (China)]

  • Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western Mediterranean begins
    550 BCE

    Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western Mediterranean begins

  • Neo- Babylonian kingdom ends [Mesopotamian]
    539 BCE

    Neo- Babylonian kingdom ends [Mesopotamian]

  • Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem [Mesopotamian]
    515 BCE

    Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem [Mesopotamian]

  • Migrations across Europe begin
    500 BCE

    Migrations across Europe begin

  • Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods
    500 BCE

    Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods

  • Period: 500 BCE to 250 BCE

    Timespan 5

    Blue = Asian
    Yellow = African
    Green = Mediterranean
    Purple = Middle Eastern
    Pink = European
  • Life of Confucius ends [Asian (China)]
    479 BCE

    Life of Confucius ends [Asian (China)]

  • Completion of Hebrew Bible [Middle Eastern]
    450 BCE

    Completion of Hebrew Bible [Middle Eastern]

  • Hanno the Phoenician explores West Africa [African]
    450 BCE

    Hanno the Phoenician explores West Africa [African]

  • Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians [Mediterranean]
    440 BCE

    Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians [Mediterranean]

  • Celts sack Rome [European]
    390 BCE

    Celts sack Rome [European]

  • Lord Shang starts bringing Legalist reforms to Qin state [Asian (China)]
    356 BCE

    Lord Shang starts bringing Legalist reforms to Qin state [Asian (China)]

  • Lord Shang stops bringing Legalist reforms to Qin state [Asian (China)]
    338 BCE

    Lord Shang stops bringing Legalist reforms to Qin state [Asian (China)]

  • Ruler of Chinese state of Zhao equips troops like nomad horsemen [Asian (China)]
    300 BCE

    Ruler of Chinese state of Zhao equips troops like nomad horsemen [Asian (China)]

  • Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western Mediterranean ends
    300 BCE

    Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western Mediterranean ends

  • Migrations across Europe end
    300 BCE

    Migrations across Europe end

  • Kingdom of Meroë begins[African]
    300 BCE

    Kingdom of Meroë begins[African]