World History - Period #1 By vishwakn13 8000 BCE Neolithic Revolution 6500 BCE China River Valley Civilization Period: 5000 BCE to 2300 BCE Sumerian Empire Period: 3000 BCE to 1000 BCE Phoenician Empire Period: 2660 BCE to 2160 BCE Egyptian Old Kingdom 2500 BCE Founding of Hinduism Period: 2040 BCE to 1786 BCE Egyptian Middle Kingdom 2000 BCE Founding of Judaism Period: 1900 BCE to 1500 BCE Babylonian Empire Period: 1570 BCE to 1070 BCE Egyptian New Kingdom 1500 BCE Aryan Migration Period: 1200 BCE to 400 BCE Olmec Civilization Period: 1045 BCE to 400 BCE Zhou Dynasty