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Brookes Chapter 1 & 2 Timeline

  • 100

    Ceasar 100 B.C.E.

    Ceasar 100 B.C.E.
    Roman Genral, best sources of information about Celtic society. By the Roman invasion they sometimes chose public officials.
  • 100

    Cuneiform 5000- 100 B.C.E.

    Cuneiform 5000- 100 B.C.E.
    The way of writing by pushing a sharpended reed into a moist clay tablet. The reed would leave wedge shaped impressions.
  • 200

    Egypt 3000 - 200

    Egypt 3000 - 200
    Located on the Great Nile River, Used all of their natural resources to create a flourishing society.
  • 221

    Warring States 481 - 221 B.C.E.

    Warring States 481 - 221 B.C.E.
    The fighting between states was very intense during this era, Occured during the second half of the Eastern Zhou era.
  • 221

    Early China 2000 - 221 B.C.E.

    Early China 2000 - 221 B.C.E.
    Created the Shang and Zhou dynastys. Much of its culture spread across East Asia. The Yellow river also supported a great deal of agriculture.
  • 221

    Zhou period 1045 - 221 B.C.E

    Zhou period 1045 - 221 B.C.E
    Overhthrew the Shang dynasty and created the Mandate of Heaven. Was remebered as a time of prosperity and benevolent rule.
  • 250

    Chavin 900-250 B.C.E.

    Chavin 900-250 B.C.E.
    Urban Civilizatian in South America developed in Peru. Extended their culture to coatal areas
  • 350

    Meroe 800 - 350 B.C.E.

    Meroe 800 - 350 B.C.E.
    Capital located in southern Nubia. They became less dependant on Egypt and seeked culture from Sub Saharan Africa
  • 350

    Nubia 3100 - 350 B.C.E.

    Nubia 3100 - 350 B.C.E.
    Served as a corridor for trade betweeen Africa and the Mediterranean. Sat on the edge of Egypt
  • 356

    Qin

    Qin
    Located on the Western edge of the Central States, many farmers and well trained armies
  • 400

    Olmec 1200 - 400 B.C.E.

    Olmec 1200 - 400 B.C.E.
    First Mesoamerican civilzation, intensive agriculture, wide ranging trade, ceremonial centers, and construction.
  • 400

    Hierogyphics 3000 B.C.E. - 400 A.D

    Hierogyphics 3000 B.C.E. - 400 A.D
    Earliest form were pictures and symbols used to stand for words. It continued to be used for a long time after its creation, for monuments and other inscriptions.
  • 550

    Roman Conquest - 800 B.C.E. - 550 A.D.

    Roman Conquest - 800 B.C.E. - 550 A.D.
    Spain, Southern Britain, France, and parts of Central Europe aided with the growth lf celtic society, many of their languages decend from latin roots.
  • 550

    Daoism 550 - present

    Daoism 550 - present
    Began during the Warring States Period. Urged withdrawal from social contexts
  • Dec 7, 1000

    Sumerians 4000-1000

    Sumerians 4000-1000
    The people who dominated southern Mesopotamia through the third millenium. Created irrigation technology, cuneiform writing system, and religious conceptions.
  • Dec 8, 1000

    Semites 4000-1000 B.C.E

    Semites 4000-1000 B.C.E
    Languages spoken in Western Asia and Northern Africa. Might be decendants of nomads, migrated from mesopotamia to the western dessert.
  • Dec 20, 1045

    Shang Dynasty 1750 - 1045 B.C.E

    Shang Dynasty 1750 - 1045 B.C.E
    Very little is know about the Shang dynasty and how it came to rule. Writtne doctuments were not kep until towards the end of the dynasty.
  • Dec 15, 1075

    Old, Middle, New 2649 - 1075

    Old, Middle, New 2649 - 1075
    Old- Egypt attained a peak in civilazation
    Middle- establishment of 11th dynasty to the end of the 12th dyansty
    New- Reffered to as the Egyptian Empire,
  • Dec 5, 1200

    Bronze Age 3300-1200 B.C.E.

    Bronze Age 3300-1200 B.C.E.
    This is the first time humans had created bronze and began using it for tools and weapons
  • Dec 6, 1500

    Mesopotamia 6000-1500 B.C.E

    Mesopotamia 6000-1500 B.C.E
    Located in the fertile cresent between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
  • Hammarabis Code 1900 - 1600 B.C.E.

    Hammarabis Code 1900 - 1600 B.C.E.
    Code of laws established by Hammarabis depicting the High middle low social classes.
  • Mandate of Heavan 1045 B.C.E. - 1644 A.D.

    Mandate of Heavan 1045 B.C.E. - 1644 A.D.
    The Diety can give power and also take away that power if said ruler fails his subjects. This is a Chinease ideology developed in the Zhou period.
  • Indus River Civiliazation 2600 - 1900 B.C.E.

    Indus River Civiliazation 2600 - 1900 B.C.E.
    May have been the sight for the cultivation of raw materials,( precious stones, and metals). One of the flourishing cities of the Indus River Valley Civilization.
  • Harappa 2600 - 1900 B.C.E.

    Harappa 2600 - 1900 B.C.E.
    May have been the sight for the cultivation of raw materials,( precious stones, and metals). One of the flourishing cities of the Indus River Valley Civilization.
  • Mohenjo - Daro 2600 - 1900 B.C.E.

    Mohenjo - Daro 2600 - 1900 B.C.E.
    Largest and best located cities of the Indus Valley civilization. Located in the center of the etensive floodplain of the Indus river.
  • Celtic 1000 - 50 B.C.E.

    Celtic 1000 - 50 B.C.E.
    They all share common cultural and lifestyle features. Orginated in the first Millenium B.C.E. in Europe
  • Agricultural Revolution 8000 - 2000 B.C.E.

    Agricultural Revolution 8000 - 2000 B.C.E.
    The large scale farming that get small civilizations alive arose this is where the people went from gathers to farmers. They controlled their food, this led to them having bigger families due to more accessable food
  • Confucianism 551 - 479 B.C.E.

    Confucianism 551 - 479 B.C.E.
    Name for the philospher Konzi, Belived in putting oneself in social situations very often.
  • Xia

    Xia
    Followed the "Golden Ages" then the Shang came into power.
  • Neolithic 7,500 - 5,000 B.C.E.

    Neolithic 7,500 - 5,000 B.C.E.
    The New Stone Age as it is also reffereed to as, has its roots with agriculture. The Agricultural Revoluton happened in this era also.
  • Iron Metallurgy

    Iron Metallurgy
    Metalworkers in the southern state of Wu developed and practiced the art of iron melting. This was the way they created their wepons and tools.