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Period: 10,000 BCE to 500 BCE
Mesopotamia - Early Mesopotamian
The timespan includes the people group - Sumerians, Hittites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Phoenicans, and the Akkadians. -
7000 BCE
Fertile Crescent - Early people of Fertile Crescent
The first people who settled in Mesopotamia were hunter gatherers more than 12,000 years ago. They knew how to grow crops and hunt down animals over time. The fertile land helped the people grow crops easier and way faster. Then later, farm settlers settled in Mesopotamia and grew way more crops and a lot of grains. These early villages then developed to worlds first civilization. -
Period: 4500 BCE to 400 BCE
Ancient Egypt and Kush
How 2 great civilizations developed between Ancient Egypt and Kush along the Nile river and how they slowly evolved and developed. -
3000 BCE
Rise of Sumer - City States of Sumer
A lot of people in Sumer were mostly farmers. They lived in rural or areas/ country side areas so they could farm with more land and less disturbance. As a result, city states didn't really have much residents/ people. Over time, city states had way more residents and rural areas had less. -
2800 BCE
Sumerian Achievements - Math and Sciences
Sumerians were one of the best mathematicians and scientists. They even divided the circle in 360 degrees and divided a year into 12 months. These were all invented by Sumerians back then. -
2500 BCE
The Old Kingdom - Rule By Pharaohs
In Ancient Egypt, people believed the pharaoh was both king and God. This was part of the political rule that the Egyptians developed. Having rule said that, they also believed that the pharaoh had to come down to manage Egypt. As a result, the pharaoh had all power over Egypt. -
2000 BCE
Later People of Fertile Crescent - Hammurabi
Hammurabi was one of the best war leaders and helped expand and gain land over time. He later brought in the whole of Mesopotamia into his empire and named it The Babylon Empire. Hammurabi made a set of laws named Hammurabi's Code. It had 282 laws that dealt with parts of daily life. -
1750 BCE
Egyptian Achievements - Egypt's Great Temples
Egypt not only built pyramids, but they also built great, massive temples with all sorts of unique features. These features include sphinxes, obelisk, and interior decorations. Only pharaohs and Gods were allowed to be inside temple. -
1500 BCE
Egypt - Conquest of Kush
As Egypt feared Kush would grow even more powerful and attack them because of how strong their army was and how wealthy they were. To prevent that attack, Thutmose sent an army to take over Kush around 1500 BC. As a result, Kush became part of Egypt. -
1400 BCE
Origins of Hinduism - Caste System
The caste system was a way to divide the Indian society based on birth, wealth, and occupation. There were Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras. Each group had different values where the Brahmins were on top and the Sudras were at the bottom. -
1200 BCE
The Middle and New Kingdom - Invasions of Egypt
As Ramses the Great came to power, his military out shined the rest of Egypt. He had peace treaty with the Hittites and they became allies after they couldn't defeat each other. They were the strongest force and took over. -
1200 BCE
Geography and Early India - Climate
In India, it was mostly very hot and humid. Monsoons happened there, causing it to have wet and dry seasons. Monsoons often brought floods that could reach up to knee or sometimes even the hip. In winter, wind blows down from mountains, creating dry and warm winters. -
1000 BCE
Ancient Kush - Kush and Egypt
Although Kush and Egypt were at peace sometimes and were neighbors, they has a little bit of rivalry between them. As Kush grew wealthy from its trade, Egypt feared Kush would attack them, so Egypt rulers sent an army to take control of Kush. -
600 BCE
Origins of Hinduism - Quest for Answers
Siddhartha Gautama was part of the Kshatriyas and lived a luxurious life. He had questions that wanted to be answered, so he left his home and family before turning 30 to try and find the answer. He talked with people who were known for wisdom and priests across India. After meditating for 7 weeks, he found the answers : wanting what we like but do not have, wanting to keep what we like and already have, and not wanting what we dislike but have. -
320 BCE
Indian Empires - Asoka
Asoka was a strong, powerful leader who won almost every battle he fought. He was the strongest Mauryan leader and extended Mauryan rule over almost all of India. After becoming a Buddhist, he never had any more wars. He had well dug wells, houses, and also spread Buddhism throughout Asia. -
300 BCE
Indian Achievements - Temples
Early Hindu temples were considered very small. They only had one or two rooms with a flat room. Over time, temples became bigger and had more complex details. One of the most famous temples wer called Ajanta. The filled caves with wall paintings and sculptures that took a long time. -
1 CE
Geography and Ancient Egypt - Location and Physical Features
In Ancient Egypt and Egypt today, the Nile River is still the longest river in the world, running 4000 mines into the Mediterranean sea from central Africa. The Nile went through hard and rocky terrains, causing several cataracts.