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10,500 BC - 3000 BC
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Lifespan of the Stone Age followed by the Bronze Age.
10,000 BC - 8,500 BC
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Monolithic; humans have no organization; writing or live in a single place; Gobekli Tepe doesn't survive and completely buried in dirt; Occupied for 2000 years.
6500 BC
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Clay vessel dried in fire; Not for nomadic groups; Different styles with time
6100 BC - 4500 BC
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6000 BC
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Wheel is created. This allows for the creation of pottery wheel also and pottery become easier to produce and pottery is much smoother and refined.
6000 BC - 5250 BC
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6000 BC - 4800 BC
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5400 BC - 4000 BC
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5000 BC - 3000 BC
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4000 BC - 2900 BC
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City of Uruk.
3500 BC
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Mesopotamia first writing system; become invaluable source; developed in response to trade; Ideograph- ideas through pictures; develops over next 3000 years; Sumerian grammar has many monosyllabic and homophones; one symbol can be used for many different purposes; Cuneiform- wedge shaped; Scribes- go to schools to write
3000 BC
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Lifespan of the Bronze Age followed by the Iron age.
3000 BC - 2334 BC
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3000 BC
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Narmer begins the unification of Egypt around 3000 BC; only city states were present; was done through military event.
3000 BC - 2300 BC
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2700 BC - 2200 BC
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Pharaoh Djoser (3rd dynasty) begins projects to create his tombs; Imhotep builds Djoser a mastaba and architectural genius; Step pyramid built for Djoser but not good enough; Pharaoh Snefru (4th dynasty) becomes greatest pyramid; Snefru creates first smooth sided pyramid at 55 degrees and creates the bent pyramid; Then Red Pyramid created; Pharaoh Khufu creates Great Pyramid of Giza; built by 400,000 people; free labor on the pyramids; Khufu's heirs built other 2 and smaller ones for the queens; Draining on the economy; decrease in size shows fall of economy and kings lose power and no longer centralized
2334 BC - 2200 BC
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Lifespan of Akkadian Empire. Lead by Sargon; Overthrew King of Kish and uses similar story to Moses in order to legitimize his rule
1. Destroys all city walls
2. Places his own people in control of cities
Naram-Sin was worshipped as a God instead of a King and kingdom falls after his son only rules for a decade.
- First King of Akkadian Empire (Sargon)
- Raises large army attacks neighboring country and they yield due to huge numbers and cycle repeats
- Conquers all of Mesopotamia into Syria
- Akkadian Language used for international politics
- City state taken up after empires fall
2334 BC
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2200 BC - 2050 BC
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Chaos in Egypt; Not used to chaos and incredibly affected; Depression overcomes Egypt.
2112 BC - 2004 BC
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2050 BC - 1730 BC
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Still weak were never able to get the same power as Old Kingdom; Pharaohs are seen as lonely, depressed, with no help; internal stability and external attack take over.
2000 BC - 900 BC
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1792 BC - 1595 BC
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1720 BC - 1540 BC
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Hyksos destroys central government; Nubian powers occupies south; Egypt hatred towards Hyksos grows; Hyksos brings new technology; Chariots and the compound bow; weak during this with intense warfare
1595 BC
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1570 BC - 1070 BC
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1274 BC
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1258 BC
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1200 BC
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Fall of the Bronze Age followed by the Iron Age.
850 BC - 605 BC
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605 BC - 550 BC
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587 BC
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550 BC - 331 BC
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