Unit 1 history timeline

  • Paleolithic era.
    20,000 BCE

    Paleolithic era.

    At this time people moved in groups. There weren't really any established civilizations because the groups would have to move for hunting and gathering.
  • Neolithic age.
    4299 BCE

    Neolithic age.

    During this age humans had agriculture. This meant they could settle in areas which would build civilizations.
  • Mesopotamia
    3489 BCE

    Mesopotamia

    Means land between rivers
    Created a number system
    Followed a law called Code Of Hammurabi
  • Harappa and Daro
    3000 BCE

    Harappa and Daro

    cities had sewer systems
  • Egyptians
    2700 BCE

    Egyptians

    There were 3 major periods of rule. Old kingdom, middle kingdom and new kingdom.
    As the years went on the periods of rule would change and it generally had to do with how the Egyptians were traveling down the Nile river.
  • old kingdom
    2700 BCE

    old kingdom

    kingdom
  • great pyramids
    2540 BCE

    great pyramids

    built
  • Mesopotamia end
    2100 BCE

    Mesopotamia end

    City falls after being the first city to establish an empire.
  • Middle kingdom
    2055 BCE

    Middle kingdom

    Period of expansion and trade
  • Ancient India
    1700 BCE

    Ancient India

    Planned cities with intersecting streets.
    Leaders had religious powers.
  • Shang dynsaty
    1500 BCE

    Shang dynsaty

    bronze tools
  • Hinduism
    1500 BCE

    Hinduism

    A religion created in India.
    Spread through trade.
  • new kingdom
    1499 BCE

    new kingdom

    chariots falls to religious reasons
  • Zhou dynasty
    1045 BCE

    Zhou dynasty

    Iron plow is created
    creates mandate of heaven
  • Build that wall
    770 BCE

    Build that wall

    The great wall is built during spring and autumn
  • Daoism
    600 BCE

    Daoism

    Promoted simplicity, spontaneity and balance.
  • Confucianism
    551 BCE

    Confucianism

    Founded by confucius
    Believed in social harmony and moral cultivation
  • Chinese civil war
    400 BCE

    Chinese civil war

    leads to shin dynasty from Zhou
  • Legalism
    280 BCE

    Legalism

    Founded by Han feizi
    Promoted efficiency and state control
  • qin dynasty
    200 BCE

    qin dynasty

    The Great Wall begins to be built to protect from nomadic invaders.
    Unifies China with roads and monetary systems