Important Events

Important Events

Chapter 1 Review: Important Events

50,000–45,000 B.C.E. Homo sapiens migrate from Africa into southwest Asia and Europe
10,000–8000 B.C.E. Neolithic Revolution in Fertile Crescent and Sahara
4000–3000 B.C.E. Mesopotamians invent writing and establish first cities
4000–1000 B.C.E. Bronze Age in southwestern Asia, Egypt, and Europe
3050 B.C.E. Narmer (Menes) unites Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom
2687–2190 B.C.E. Old Kingdom in Egypt
2350 B.C.E. King Sargon of Akkad establishes world’s first empire
2300–2200 B.C.E. Enheduanna, princess of Akkad, composes poetry
2200 B.C.E. Minoans build their first palaces
2061–1665 B.C.E. Middle Kingdom in Egypt
1792–1750 B.C.E. Hammurabi rules Babylon and issues his law code
1569–1081 B.C.E. New Kingdom in Egypt
1400 B.C.E. Mycenaeans build their first palaces in Greece and take over Minoan Crete
1200–1000 B.C.E. Period of violence ends many kingdoms

Consider three events: Mesopotamians invent writing and establish first cities (4000–3000 B.C.E.), King Sargon of Akkad establishes the world’s first empire in Akkadia (2350 B.C.E.), and Enheduanna composes poetry (2300–2200 B.C.E.). How might the invention of writing have promoted the growth of stronger city-states and the first empire? How might the creation of the Akkadian Empire have fostered the development of literature?

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Consider three events: Mesopotamians invent writing and establish first cities (4000–3000 B.C.E.), King Sargon of Akkad establishes the world’s first empire in Akkadia (2350 B.C.E.), and Enheduanna composes poetry (2300–2200 B.C.E.). How might the invention of writing have promoted the growth of stronger city-states and the first empire? How might the creation of the Akkadian Empire have fostered the development of literature?