World History Summer Work

By zoeculver
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Mesopotamia

    Beginning of Mesopotamia as Sumerian civilizations arose.
  • Period: 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Egyptian Civilizations

    This time period was the beginning of Egyptian civilizations.
  • 3000 BCE

    Quipu

    This system of knots was used to keep records in the Americas.
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 1800 BCE

    Norte Chico Civilization

  • Period: 2663 BCE to 2195 BCE

    Old Kingdom

    In Egypt, Pharaoh's had lots of power and were believed to have the powers of all gods. Pyramids were built for pharaohs when they died.
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Chinese Civilization

    Beginning of Chinese civilization.
  • Period: 2200 BCE to 2000 BCE

    Civilization in Indus Valley and Oxus Valley

    Beginning of civilization in central Asia and the Indus valley.
  • Period: 2070 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Xia Dynasty

    The first government to emerge from ancient China.
  • 2000 BCE

    Epic of Gilgamesh

    An ancient poem that describes the city (Mesopotamia).
  • 2000 BCE

    Mohenjo Dara and Harappa

    These cities thrived.
  • 1775 BCE

    Code of Hammurabi

    Taking place in Mesopotamia, the Code of Hammurabi was created as rules which depended on hierarchies of class.
  • 1700 BCE

    Abandonment of Indus Valley and Central Asian cities

  • Period: 1600 BCE to 1046 BCE

    Shang Dynasty

    A royal dynasty along the Yellow River Valley.
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1064 BCE

    New Kingdom

    Egypt was extremely powerful and successful at this time.
  • 1500 BCE

    Egyptian Empire

    The creation of the Egyptian empire occurred at this time.
  • 1200 BCE

    Olmec Civilization

    The beginnings of the Olmec civilization in the Americas.
  • Period: 1046 BCE to 771 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty

    Conquered the Shang Dynasty.
  • 900 BCE

    Ancient Writing in Olmec

    A form of writing that uses symbols to represent syllables and words. (South America)
  • Period: 900 BCE to 612 BCE

    Assyrian Empire

    Civilizations combined in Mesopotamia to create the Assyrian Empire.
  • Period: 760 BCE to 660 BCE

    Kush

    Kush conquered Egypt and ruled.
  • 500 BCE

    Persian Empire Established

    The Persian empire became established after the fall of the Assyrian Empire in Mesopotamia.