Chapter 1-2

  • 221

    Qin dynasty

    Qin dynasty
    The Qin Dynasty reunited china and created a strong tighly knit communty once again.
  • 500

    Confucianism

    Confucianism
    Family is the foundation of society and success.
  • 551

    Daoism

    Daoism
    Primarily an alternative to Confucianism, emphasis on heirarchy and rule.
  • Jan 1, 600

    Iron Metallurgy

    Iron Metallurgy
    Iron began being manipulated to become stronger and more rigid.
  • Oct 14, 1000

    Celtic Europe

    Celtic Europe
    Women’s lives were focused on child rearing, food production, and some crafts. The Celts supported large populations by tilling the heavy but fertile soils of continental Europe. Their metallurgical skills probably surpassed those of the Mediterranean peoples.
  • Oct 23, 1045

    Zhou Dynasty

    Zhou Dynasty
    The Zhou Dynasty had overthrew the Shang dynasty and seized control of their land and resources.
  • Oct 14, 1200

    Americas

    Americas
    Mesoamerica is a region of great geographic and climatic diversity.Within these ecological niches, Amerindian peoples developed specialized technologies that exploited indigenous plants and animals, as well as minerals like obsidian, quartz, and jade.
  • Oct 14, 1500

    Hammurabi

    Hammurabi
    A moral and ethical docterine about the life of people and moral duties.
  • Oct 23, 1500

    Shang Period

    Shang Period
    The most dominent and influencial of all sub-cultures in china
  • Bronze Metallurgy

    Bronze Metallurgy
    Bronze began to be manipulated to be stronger and more rigid as well as durable.
  • Early China

    Early China
    China had a steadily increasing population because of the southern farmland and good climate. The resources in China are plentiful.
    • 2000 Bronze Metallurgy
    • 1750 Shang Dynasty Begins
    • 1045 Zhou Dynasty begins / Mandate of Heaven
    • 600 Metallurgy Iron
    • 501 Confucias was born
    • 500 Daoism was created
  • Mandate Of Heaven

    Mandate Of Heaven
    A document that allowed the rulers of a dynasty to stay in power because the "gods" allowed them to be.
  • Meroe

    Meroe
    The capital city of a growing city in southern Nubia.
  • Warring Kingdoms

    Warring Kingdoms
    This is the second half of the Eastern Zhou era and It's called this because of the extrreme rise in intense warfare and rivarily.
  • Middle Egypt

    Middle Egypt
    2040–1640
    The "hay day" of egyptian culture and trade, it's at an all time high.
  • New Egypt

    New Egypt
    2040–1640
    Began deterioting as a result of warfare and other inense relations
  • Babylon

    Babylon
    Babylon was originally a Semitic Akkadian city dating from the period of the Akkadian Empire.
  • Hieroglyphics

    Hieroglyphics
    The first form of recording for the egyptians. Used to document inventory and eventually religious and everyday life.
  • Old Egypt

    Old Egypt
    2575–2134
    Created the foundations of egyptian culture and continued settling.
  • Egyt

    Egyt
    Apart of the early dyanstic period. Very influencal and effective society.
    • 3100 Hieroglyphic script created
    • 2700 Old Egypt
    • 2000 Middle Egypt
    • 1500 New Egypt
  • Indus River Valley

    Indus River Valley
    At its peak, the Indus Civilization may have had a population of over five million. It flourished in the basins of the Indus River.
  • Sumerians

    Sumerians
    The sumerians began their more complex society around this time and began building cities
  • Cuneiform

    Cuneiform
    This was a writing style used by the sumerians. It was devoleped by them, for them.
  • Nubia

    Nubia
    Nubians are the people of southern Egypt and northern Sudan, settling along the banks of the Nile from Aswan. Scholars may also refer to Nubians as Kushites, a reference to the Kush, the territory of the Nubians as it was called by Ancient Egyptians.
  • Mesopotamia

    Mesopotamia
    Mesopotamia derives its existence from the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. These two rivers created the Fertile Crescent in the midst of surrounding inhospitable territory. The space we call Mesopotamia is roughly the same as that of the modern country of Iraq.