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City-states flourish in Sumer. Sumerians will develop an early form of writing and produce artworks like this statue. In what year did they do this?
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3200 B.C.
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Egypt's Old Kingdom begins. Rulers of the Old Kingdom build huge pyramids like these to serve as their tombs. In what year did they do this?
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2700 B.C.
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Cities are built in the Indus Valley of South Asia. In what year did they do this?
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2500 B.C.
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Sargon of Akkad conquers Sumer and builds the world's first know empire.
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2300 B.C.
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2000 B.C. The East African kingdom of Nubia develops.
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2000 B.C.
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Hammurabi, king of Babylon, issues the world's first written legal code.
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1790s B.C.
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The Shang dynasty of China emerges.
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1650 B.C.
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The Olmecs build the first civilization in the Americas.
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1400 B.C.
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The Assyrians expand across Mesopotamia. This huge winged bull guards the palace of an Assyrian emperor.
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1100 B.C.
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The Kingdom of Israel is established. Israelite belifs evolve into a major religion, Judaism. The carving above represents the Jewish menorah, a seven-branched candle holder.
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1000 B.C.
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Greek city-states such as Athens begin to develop.
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750 B.C.
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What attracted Stone-Age farmers?
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The fertile lands of the Nile Vally attracted Stone-Age farmers.
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What is silt?
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Silt is rich soil.
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Where is Upper Egypt?
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Upper Egypt is in the South.
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Where is Lower Egypt?
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Lower Egypt is in the North.
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