Ancient Civilizations
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Updated: 15 Feb 2019
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Created byMaya Rosen
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Sumerians form city-statesSumerians invent the wheelSumerians developed cuneiformAkkadians conquer SumerSargon comes to powerHamarabi writes his code of lawsBabylon becomes the capital
of the Babylonian empireHammurabi dies and the empire fallsAssrians invent battering ramAssyrians rise to
power through siege warfareNebuchadrezzar II comes to powerNebuchadnezzar ll rebuilds
the great zigguratDavid beats Goliath and
becomes king of IsraelKhufu builds the great pyramidSenusret l helps the arts thriveHatshepsut is Egypt's
first female pharaohRamses builds the temple
at Abu SimbelThe new kingdom
(Egypt's Golden Age) startsThe Israelites move to CanaanThe Hebrews migrate to Egypt.The Hebrews
set up the kingdom of isrealMoses leads the exodus
from EgyptA huge palace is
built in KnossosHomer writes the
Iliad and the OdysseyTrojan warDemocracy begins in AthensAlexander the Great conquers
Persia and declares himself KingAlexandra the Great conquers Egypt
and makes Alexandria the capital.Alexander the Great dies
and his conquered lands are divided
between his top generalsThe Ioanian RevoltThe Greeks defeat
the PersiansSocrates challeges greek beliefsThe Romans overthrow
the Etruscans and start the expansionThe plebeians march out of RomeRoman Expansion EndsRome and its allies control all
of Italy.Rome is in the height of its powerPeriods
SumerAkkadBabyloniaAssyriaNeo-Babylonia/ChaldeaEgyptIsraelitesClassical GreeceMinoansMycenaeansAlexander the GreatRome
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