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Mesopotamia 5000 - 3500 B.C.E.
Mesopotamia is one of the cradles of human civilization -
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Early Civilization
Eary Civilization -
City-States developed in Mesopotamia by 3500 B.C.E.
Sumerian people (UR/URUK) developed cities/farmland, irrigation systems located between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers called the "Land Between Two Rivers". -
Farmland and invention of the Wheel 3500 B.C.E.
3500 B.C.E. -
Writing develops 3500 - 3000 B.C.E.
Pictographic first used for recorded keeping then develops into signs write for the Sumerian language. -
First written count of war 2500 B.C.E.
In Mesopotamia, Sumerians organized the first true armies instead of bands. Early, cities quarrelled over land and water rights. -
Pictographic signs became cuneiform 2400B.C.E.
In Mesopotamia -
Conquering the first empire in world history 2100 B.C.E.
King Sargon of Akkad (the Semites) conqueres the Sumerians in Mesopotamia -
Norte Chico Civilization 3500 B.C.E.
Established as the oldest known civilization in the Americas. best known for their structure of earthwork platform mounds, circular plazas, and irrigation systems. -
Norte Chico governmenent 3500 B.C.E.
Set up a theocratic government with two bases of power: economic and Ideology. -
Norte Chico important uses 3500 B.C.E.
Cotton, textiles, and maize was very important in areas of food and fishing. -
South American domesticated animals 3000 B.C.E.
The llama and the alpaca -
First farming in South America 2500 B.C.E.
At Huaca Prieta, the earliest known farming community in South America, squash, gourds and chili are cultivated -
Medicine in Peru 2000 B.C.E.
Medicine men in Peru practise trephination, cuttting holes in the skulls of brave or foolhardy patients. -
Chavin civilization 900 B.C.E. - 200 B.C.E.
This civilization flourished in Peru. -
Chávin de Huántar temple 750 B.C.E.
The old temple of Chavin de Huantar is constructed. -
The new part of the temple created 500 B.C.E.
The New Temple is constructed at Chavin de Huantar. -
Nazca Civilization 200 B.C.E.
The earth drawings of the Nazca people, known now as the Nazca Lines, are some of the largest works of art ever created. -
Mochica Civilization 200 B.C.E.
The Mochica develop a civilization, in the north of modern Peru, known for its realistic pottery sculpture.