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4000 BCE
Bronze Age
Start of civilizations and invention of writing -
Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE
Mesopotamia & Egypt
Start of Sumerian civilization. Start of Egyptian civilization. -
3000 BCE
Americas
Quipu, which is an ancient Inca device used for recording, is prominent in Norte Chico. Start of Norte Chico civilization. -
2663 BCE
Egypt
Start of Old Kingdom, the high point of Pharoah's power and building -
Period: 2400 BCE to 1700 BCE
Mesopotamia
Deforestation and soil erosion due to salinization of soil. -
2350 BCE
Mesopotamia
People from northern Mesopotamia ended up migrating and conquering Sumer's warring cities, which put an end to the Sumerian phase in Mesopotamia. -
Period: 2350 BCE to 2000 BCE
Mesopotamia
Akkadian Empire -
2300 BCE
Mesopotamia
Sumerian merchants had established seaborne contact with the Indus Valley civilization. -
2250 BCE
Egypt
Low floods began in Egypt which led to agricultural issues -
Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE
Indus Valley/Central Asia
Beginnings of civilization started in Indus Valley and Central Asia (Oxus Valley) -
Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE
China
Beginnings of Chinese civilizations -
2195 BCE
Egypt
End of Old Kingdom -
2070 BCE
China
Start of Xia dynasty -
2000 BCE
Egypt
The centralized rule was reestablished, but pharaohs didn't have the same power and prestige. The Kings had to also be aware that they too would have to account for their actions on the Day of Judgement -
2000 BCE
Mesopotamia/Indus Valley
Epic of Gilgamesh complied in Mesopotamia. The start of the city of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa in Indus Valley. Reports that "the earth turned white" due to the salt accumulated in the soil. -
Period: 1900 BCE to 1500 BCE
Mesopotamia
Babylonian Empire -
1775 BCE
Mesopotamia
Code of Hammurabi -
1600 BCE
China
End of Xia Dynasty -
Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE
China
Shang dynasty -
Period: 1550 BCE to 1064 BCE
Egypt
The New Kingdom and creation of Egyptian empire -
1500 BCE
Egypt
Egypt became an imperial state bridging Africa and Asia which ruled over non-Egyptian peoples. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 400 BCE
Mesoamerica
The Olmec civilization existed -
Period: 1046 BCE to 771 BCE
China
Zhou dynasty -
900 BCE
Americas
Writing in Olmec civilization -
Period: 900 BCE to 612 BCE
Mesopotamia
Assyrian Empire -
760 BCE
Egypt
The Nubian kingdom of Kush invaded Egypt and ruled it for 100 years. -
500 BCE
Egypt
Nubia remained a distinct civilization by developing its own alphabetic script, retaining many of its own gods, and developing a major ironworking industry -
500 BCE
Mesopotamia
Persian empire established
