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ANCIENT HISTORY TIMELINE
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Homo sapiens appeared
__________ years ago, living
in hunter-gatherer societies
in Africa. (pg. 31)
Early humans migrate
away from Africa for the
first time __________ years
ago. (pg. 37)
Hunter-gatherers settle in
the Nile river valley around
__________ BCE. (pg. 88)
Hunter-Gatherer societies
settle in Mesopotamia
around __________ years
ago. (pg. 55)
Around __________ BCE,
Homo sapiens occupied
all of the continents
except Antarctica. (pg.
25)
Ice Ages end around
__________ BCE, and
agriculture started to
develop. (pg. 25)
Farmers grow rice as early
as __________ BCE in river
valleys in China. (pg. 162)
“The first farm settlements
formed in Mesopotamia as
early as __________ BCE.”
(pg. 55)
Agricultural communities
develop in Egypt, prior to
the first Dynasty, around
__________ BCE. (pg. 83)
Cities appear in
Mesopotamia as early as
__________ BCE. (pg. 57)
Cuneiform emerged
around __________ BCE
from the Sumerians. (pg.
83)
“The earliest known
examples of Egyptian
writing are from around
__________ [BCE].” (pg.
102)
Ancient Egypt’s first
Pharaoh, King Menes,
emerged around
__________ BCE and united
upper and lower Egypt.
(pg. 83)
The Old Kingdom began
around __________ BCE
(pg. 90)
The first cities in India
develop around __________
BCE. (pg. 127)
The Sumerians record the
Epic of Gilgamesh around
__________ BCE. (pg. 70)
The Ayran civilization first
arrive in India in the
__________ BCE. (pg. 128)
The Middle Kingdom of
Egypt began around
__________ BCE. (pg. 96)
“Hammurabi of Babylon
issues a written code of
laws” around __________
BCE. (pg. 51)
The New Kingdom of Egypt
began around __________
BCE. (pg. 97)
“The Shang Dynasty begins
to develop in India”
around __________ BCE.
(pg. 121)
Hinduism develops in India
circa __________ BCE. (pg.
121)
The Zhou Dynasty begins in
China circa __________
BCE. (pg. 166)
The oldest of the Vedas,
the Riveda, was written in
__________ BCE. (pg. 132)
Around __________ BCE,
the first section of the
great wall was built. (pg.
175)
Mahavira, the creator of
Jainism, was born around
__________ BCE, before
Siddhartha. (pg. 134)
Siddhartha Guatama, a
young man who became
“the Buddha” was born
around __________ BCE.
(pg. 136)
Siddhartha Gautama was
born around __________
BCE in Northern India. (pg.
136)
Confucius was born
around __________ BCE.
(pg. 169)
Confuciuscism spread
accorss China during the
Warring States period in
__________ BCE. (pg. 166)
The Qin Dynasty begins in
China circa __________
BCE (pg. 172)
The Han Dynasty begins in
China circa __________
BCE (pg. 178)
The spread of Buddhism
increased after one of the
most powerful kings in
India, Asoka, became
Buddhist in __________ BCE.
(pg. 140)
“Active trade developed
between China and
Southwest Asia by about
__________ [BCE].” (pg.
190)
Early Humans
Chinese civilization
Indian civilization
Egypt civilization
Mesopotamian civilizations