Ancient and Classical Civilizations

Events

First cities and towns in Sumer

5000 BCE - 2000 BCE

First cities and towns in Sumer

Sumerians create ziggurates to worship gods

4000 BC

Sumerians create ziggurates to worship gods

Sumerians invent cuneiform

3300 BCE

Sumerians invent cuneiform

Ancient Egypt

3100 BCE - 30 BCE

Ended with the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BCE

Ancient Egypt

Mohenjo-Daro (Indus Valley)

2500 BCE

Mohenjo-Daro (Indus Valley)

Sumerian cities united by King Sargon (Akkad)

2100 BCE

Sumerian cities united by King Sargon (Akkad)

Hammurabi becomes king of Babylon

1792 BC - 1750 BC

Hammurabi dies and the First Babylonian Empire begins to fall apart.

Hammurabi becomes king of Babylon

Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC)

1600 BCE

Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC)

The First Olympic Games in Athens

776 BCE

The First Olympic Games in Athens

Legend that Remus and Romulus Founded Rome

753 BC - 476 AD

Legend that Remus and Romulus Founded Rome