Political beginning to 600 BC

Main

Akkadian Empire

2334 bc - 2193 bc

Sargon unifies Sumer and Akkad

Hammurabi's code

1800 bc - 1750 bc

First written legal code

Carthage

814 bc - 146 bc

Egypt

Kingdoms

Old Kingdom Of Egypt

2575 Bce - 2134 Bce

Middle Kingdom of Egypt

2040 bc - 1650 bc

Mentuhotep restores centralized government in Egypt

New Kingdom of Egypt

1550 bc - 1070 bc

Ahmose reunites Egypt

China

Dynastys

Xia Dynasty

2194 bc - 1600 bc

Yu- 2194-2146
Qi- 2146-2117
Jiong - 2117-1831
Bu Jiang- 1831- 1810
Jin- 1810-1789
Kong Jin- 1789- 1758
Gao- 1758-1747
Fa- 1747-1728
Jie- 1728-1675

Shang dynasty

1600 bc - 1122 bc

Zhou Dynasty

1122 bc - 256 bc

Americas

Olmec Civilization

1200 bc - 400 bc