Introduction Flashcards
What event is in the 4th millennium BC?
Uruk revolution
Which events are in the 3rd millennium BC?
- early dynastic period
- old Akkadian empire and Ur III state
Which events are in the 2nd millennium BC?
- old Babylonian period
- international age, massive babylonia, rise of Assyria and the brotherhood of kings
- the hittites, cities and empires in Anatolia
Which event happened in the first millennium BC?
-Neo-Assyrian empire rise and decline
When is the Uruk period?
4400-3100
When is the Jemdet Nast Period?
3100-2900
When is the early dynastic period?
2900-2350
When is the Akkadian empire?
2350-2100
When is the Ur III period?
2112-2004
What is the Assyrian timeline?
Old Assyrian - 24th-17th
Middle Assyrian - 16th-11th
Neo Assyrian - 10th-7th (centuries)
What is the Babylonian timeline?
Old Babylonian, 20th-17th
Middle Babylonian and Kassite, 16th-12th
Neo-Babylonian, 7th-6th
What are 4 key points for the period 9000-4000 BC?
- spread of agriculture in the near east
- development of large villages
- spread of contact between regions been through burial and pottery
- early temples and shrines begin to appear