Unit 1 Timeline

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  • 300

    Meroe

    Meroe
    Kingdom located in Southern Egypt, was very good at trading.
  • 500

    Metallurgy

    Metallurgy
    First created in Annean region, found in lots of tombs.
  • 551

    Daoism

    Daoism
    It worships the classic way of virtue, almost the opposite of confucianism.
  • 551

    Confucianism

    Confucianism
    Confucianism is based off of good behavior and keeping harmony. INspired by Confucious.
  • Oct 13, 1000

    Celtic Europe

    Celtic Europe
    Celtic Europe was throughout Germany, Switzerland, Austria and many other countires. They raised Llamas
  • Oct 13, 1045

    Zhou Period

    Zhou Period
    Time after the Shang Dynasty, most well known for the Mandate of Heaven.
  • Oct 13, 1200

    Americas

    Americas
    Olmec and Chavin were the first civilizations, and it was known for raising Llamas
  • Oct 10, 1532

    New Egypt

    New Egypt
    Referred to their king as a pharoah, and Thebes was the capital.

  • Shang Dynasty

    Shang Dynasty
    Time when Chinese history truly began. The written records were found on oracle bones, which is how we know about them.

  • Babylon

    Babylon
    Largest and most important city in Mesopotamia, ruled by Hamurabbi.

  • Hammurabi's Rule

    Hammurabi's Rule
    Amorite ruler of Babylon From 1792-1750 BCE

  • Mandate of Heaven

    Mandate of Heaven
    Heaven will give the mandate to the man who should be king.

  • Warring States Period

    Warring States Period
    Called warring states because pf the intense warfare between City-States.

  • Middle Egypt

  • Xia Dynasty

    Xia Dynasty
    China's first real dynasty. Very little information about it, just enough where we know what time it was.

  • Hieroglyphics

    Hieroglyphics
    Hieroglyphics was a form of writing used in Ancient Egypt. It was used up until a new cursive script was created in 2500.

  • Old Egypt

    Old Egypt

  • Indus River Valley

    Indus River Valley
    Had two major cities: Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Most of the stuff wasn't recovered because of high water levels.

  • Sumerians

    Sumerians
    They were the people who dominated Southern Mesopotamia...responsible for irrigation system and cuneiform.

  • Cuneiform

    Cuneiform
    Type of "writing" formed by the Sumerians in 5000 BCE

  • Nubia

    Nubia
    Kingdom in Lower Egypt. Extremely fertile land, connected Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa.

  • Mesopotamia

    Mesopotamia
    Mesopotamia is the land area in between the Tigris and Euphrates River. It was great soil to farm on, because the rivers irrigate them.