Download Major Events of Ancient Civilizations in Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia

Major Events of Ancient Civilizations
Date
Event:
3500 BC
Sumerians develop cuneiform.
(pgs. 127-128)
3100 BC
Menes starts to rule in Egypt.
(pgs. 280-282)
2700 BC
Smooth side pyramids designed in Ancient Egypt.
(pgs. 288-290)
2000 BC
Aryans created Sanskrit writing.
(pgs. 476-477)
1700 BC
Hammurabi develops his code of law.
(pgs. 132-133)
270 BC
Asoka starts to rule in India in the Mauryan civilization.
100 BC
Silk Road created in China.
(pgs. 516-517)
1211
(pgs. 490-491)
Mongols conqueror China during the Yuan Dynasty.
(pgs. 528-530)
For EACH event (8 total) from
the table, use text evidence to
EXPLAIN what each event is.
Next use text evidence AND
commentary to explain
IMPORTANCE of the event.
Explain event:
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Example:
Cuneiform-Explain event:
In the text it explained cuneiform as ...
Importance of Event:
_________________________
_________________________
Example:
Cuneiform-Importance
In the text is stated cuneiform is important
because...
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