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Timeline in Ancient History 5000-3500 B.C Sumer (now known as Iraq) became the earliest known civilization. Sumerians also developed a written alphabet.

3500-2600 B.C People settled in the Indus River Valley (now known as India and Pakistan)

Circa 2560 B.C Egyptian King Khufu finished building the Great Pyramid of Giza. The Great Sphinx is completed after his son Khaefre.

1792 B.C Hammurabi became the ruler of Babylonia. He created the first set of laws, known as Hammurabi's code

Circa 1600-1050 B.C The first Chinese dynasty to leave wriitten records was the Shang Dynasty.

1200 B.C The Trojan War founded between the Greeks and the Trojans.

814 B.C The city of Carthage (now known as Tunisia) was founded by the Phoenicians

753 B.C According to legend, Rome was founded by Romulus

563 B.C Siddharta Gautama or the Enlightened One became the Buddah and founded Buddhist Religion

551 B.C Chine philosopher Confucius is born. The Confucianism is founded by his teachings on honesty, humanity and how people should treat one another.

510 B.C Democracy is established in Athens, Greece

438 B.C Construction of the Parthenon in Acropolis is completed.

431 B.C The Peloponnesian War breaks out Sparta and Athens

404 B.C Sparta wins the war and takes over Athens

334 B.C Alexander the Great invades Persia. He conquers land from Greece to India. He also crosses into North Africa.

100 B.C The city of Teotihuacán flourishes in Mexico

58 B.C Julius Caesar leaves rom for Gaul (now known as France) and spends none years conquering much of Central Europe.

44 B.C Julius Caesar was murdered

27 B.C Octavian becomes the first Roman emperor and also known by the title Augustus.