Western Civilization By: Cindy Aquino

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  • 3000 BCE

    Middle Bronze Age

    Middle Bronze Age
    • Bake then people would discus that the Bronze Age was actually a unified coherent system
    • Archaeologists find things till this day that were buried thousands of years ago
    • Copper and tin were the raw material of bronze which was really popular in the Bronze Age.
  • 2500 BCE

    Indus Valley

    Indus Valley
    • Its name comes from its local river called the Indus River, but also its referred to the Indus Sarasvati Civilization
    • Scholars in this civilization developed a writing system for there education
    • Now the Indus Valley is more famously known as Egypt and Mesopotamia
    Website: Mark, Joshua J. “Indus Valley Civilization.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 16 Oct. 2020, www.ancient.eu/Indus_Valley_Civilization/.
    Photo credit: "Suronin / Shutterstock.com"
  • 2000 BCE

    Old Babylonian Civilization

    Old Babylonian Civilization
    • It is located south of Mesopotamia
    • In about 1849BC is was ruled by a dynasty of Amorite kings *After the death of Hammurapi the empire still remained a powerful unit
    Website: Museum, Trustees of the British. “Old Babylonian Period.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 18 Oct. 2020, www.ancient.eu/article/250/old-babylonian-period/.
    Photo Credit: Rachel Nisenson
  • 1500 BCE

    Olmec Period

    Olmec Period
    • This civilization is located in ancient Mexico.
    • People living there started saying that before everything the land was populated by grants.
    • Till this day they do not know where the Olmecs came from, or what happened to them.
  • 1400 BCE

    Inca Civilization

    Inca Civilization
    • It first started in Peru, but laster on extended across western South America
    • They conquered people and also exploiter landscape in different settings like mountains, and deserts
    • The first Incas settled in the Valley of Cuzo and Manco Capac
  • 1100 BCE

    Ancient Pueblo People

    Ancient Pueblo People
    • The Ancient Pueblo is also called Anasazi
    • Ancient Pueblo is divided into six developmental periods of importance
  • 776 BCE

    Ancient Olympic Games

    Ancient Olympic Games
    • The Olympic Games was a sporting event taken place in western Peloponnese
    • The games were in the honor of Zeus, the god of religion
    • The first games were held on a full moon around July 776 BCE
    Website: Cartwright, Mark. “Ancient Olympic Games.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 17 Oct. 2020, www.ancient.eu/Olympic_Games/.

    Photo Credit: (painter Euphiletos)
  • 100 BCE

    Roman Empire

    Roman Empire
    • It stretches through Europe, the British Isles, across North Africa, up into Mesopotamia, and across Anatolia
    • Western Roman Empire is a modern-day term for the Western half of Rome

  • Mesopotamia

    Mesopotamia
    • Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilization develpoed
    • The name Mesopotamia comes from the Greek word "between rivers"
    • It extended through the Middle East snd Indus Vally
    Website: “History of Mesopotamia.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/place/Mesopotamia-historical-region-Asia.
    Photo Credit: Jan van der Crabben

  • Sumer

    Sumer
    • It's considered the cradle of civilization
    • Its name Sumer comes from Akkadian which is what is spoken in the North of Mesopotamia
    • The Sumerians used to call them selves "the black headed people"
    Website: Mark, Joshua J. “Sumer.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 17 Oct. 2020, www.ancient.eu/sumer/.

    Photo Credit: De Agostini/ Getty Images