History

  • 9999 BCE

    MESOLITHIC

    MESOLITHIC
    hunters, agriculture, animal domestication, stone mortar
  • 9000 BCE

    JERICHO

    JERICHO
  • 6000 BCE

    CATALHUYUK

    CATALHUYUK
    unfortified settlement 4000-6000 residents, altars to the bulls, use of copper and bone.
  • 5500 BCE

    NEOLITHIC

    NEOLITHIC
    -agricultute, and animal domestication
    -Catalhuyok (Turkey),Jerico (iIrael), Skara Brae (scotland)
    -dolmen, monolith, megalith, menhir, cairn
  • 5500 BCE

    MESOPOTAMIA

    WRITING
    WHEEL
    ASTRONOMY
    MATHS
    IRRIGATION
  • 3200 BCE

    NEWGRANGE

    NEWGRANGE
    older than Giza pyramid, graves for cremations, made of granite and quartz, earth mount covered
  • 3000 BCE

    SUMERIAN EMPIRE

    SUMERIAN EMPIRE
    oldest cities in the world, first writing system
  • 2600 BCE

    STONEHENGE

    STONEHENGE
    -position of megaliths using geometry, human sacrifices, interlock technique.
    -arrival of other civilizations=arrival of bronze age
  • 2100 BCE

    ZIGURRAT

    ZIGURRAT
  • 2000 BCE

    AKKADIAN EMPIRE

    AKKADIAN EMPIRE
    instalen the first dynasty, postal office
  • 1792 BCE

    BABYLONIAN

    BABYLONIAN
    Hammurabi code
  • 1000 BCE

    ASSYRIAN EMPIRE

    ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
    great warrior, chariots, iron weapons
  • 600 BCE

    NEOBABYLONIAN EMPIRE

    NEOBABYLONIAN EMPIRE
  • 600 BCE

    CYRUS THE GREAT

  • 521 BCE

    PERSEPOLIS

    PERSEPOLIS
    largest empire, richest city, symbol for the world
  • 500 BCE

    KING NABOPOLASSAR

  • 356 BCE

    ALEXANDER THE GREAT

    defeated Persian empire