River Civilizations Timeline

By Manda258
  • Period: 5000 BCE to 1500 BCE

    Beginning of the Indus Valley (Harappan) Civilization

    High evidence of a developed city life, a thriving trade industry, and commercial, religious, and artistic documentation throughout the life of this civilization.
  • 4000 BCE

    Farming settlements established in the Indus Valley

  • Period: 2686 BCE to 2182 BCE

    Old Kingdom Egypt (Beginning of the Egyptian Civilization)

    Researchers are unsure, but they believe that during this period, Egyptians started using hieroglyphics, a form of writing to express sounds and meanings.
  • 2600 BCE

    Dozens of towns and cities are established in the Indus Valley

    The Indus Valley is continuing to dominate the artisan trade, practicing religion, creating script, and remaining peaceful in war.
  • 2500 BCE

    Indus script

    The first writing system in the Indus River Valley is the earliest form of writing known in India.
  • 2500 BCE

    The Great Bath

    Built in Mohenjo-Daro and is the first water tank in the world.
  • Period: 2070 BCE to 1600 BCE

    Prehistoric/Bronze Age China

    The Xia Dynasty is established which is the first in China along the Yellow River.
  • Period: 2000 BCE to 1700 BCE

    Middle Kingdom Egypt

    Researchers have discovered that during this time period, Egyptians started to write literature.
  • 1650 BCE

    Hyksos appeared in Egypt

    They imposed their political rulers, but also brought many cultural and technological innovations such as bronze working and potter techniques, horse and chariot, new breeds of animals and crops, and the composite bow.
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 221 BCE

    Ancient China

    206 BC - 220 AD Buddhism begins in China and The Silk Road is established (Han Dynasty)
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1077 BCE

    New Kingdom Egypt

    In 1550 BCE, the Hyksos were driven out and Egypt regains political control. This period was said to be the most prosperous and powerful time for the civilization.
  • 1500 BCE

    Nomadic northerns from Central Asia begin to migrate to Indus Valley

    Trade is continuing to foster the Indus Valley civilization and attract other civilizations
  • 530 BCE

    Persia conquers the Indus Valley

    The Indus River Valley Civilization believes in true peace and will not fight back, leaving their region open to domination and being overpowered.
  • 525 BCE

    End of the Egyptian Civilization

    This ended after the Persian King Cambyses defeated the Egyptian rules. He took the title of Pharaoh as well as the title, King of Persia.
  • Period: 221 BCE to

    Imperial China

    The Qin Dynasty completes The Great Wall and the Terracotta Army, two of China's wonders.
  • Period: 1368 to

    The Final Dynasties

    The Ming and Qing Dynasties are responsible for establishing China's social structure and the Qing Dynasty established China's modern borders.
  • Period: to

    The Republic of China

    The Republican Revolution of 1911 ended the rule of the Qing Dynasty.
  • Period: to

    Modern China

    China enters a Communist era of stability with the Reform and Opening Up policy of 1978,