Ancient Civilizations

Sumerians form city-states Sumerians invent the wheel Sumerians developed cuneiform Akkadians conquer Sumer Sargon comes to power Hamarabi writes his code of laws Babylon becomes the capital of the Babylonian empire Hammurabi dies and the empire falls Assrians invent battering ram Assyrians rise to power through siege warfare Nebuchadrezzar II comes to power Nebuchadnezzar ll rebuilds the great ziggurat David beats Goliath and becomes king of Israel Khufu builds the great pyramid Senusret l helps the arts thrive Hatshepsut is Egypt's first female pharaoh Ramses builds the temple at Abu Simbel The new kingdom (Egypt's Golden Age) starts The Israelites move to Canaan The Hebrews migrate to Egypt. The Hebrews set up the kingdom of isreal Moses leads the exodus from Egypt A huge palace is built in Knossos Homer writes the Iliad and the Odyssey Trojan war Democracy begins in Athens Alexander the Great conquers Persia and declares himself King Alexandra the Great conquers Egypt and makes Alexandria the capital. Alexander the Great dies and his conquered lands are divided between his top generals The Ioanian Revolt The Greeks defeat the Persians Socrates challeges greek beliefs The Romans overthrow the Etruscans and start the expansion The plebeians march out of Rome Roman Expansion Ends Rome and its allies control all of Italy. Rome is in the height of its power Sumer Akkad Babylonia Assyria Neo-Babylonia/Chaldea Egypt Israelites Classical Greece Minoans Mycenaeans Alexander the Great Rome