This document provides a timeline of important historical figures and events in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Minoan civilization, Mycenae, and the Dorians from 3000 BCE to 1100 BCE. In Mesopotamia, notable figures included Gilgamesh, Sargon, and Hammurabi. Ashurbanipal collected ancient texts that provide knowledge of Mesopotamian civilizations. In Egypt, important pharaohs were Djoser, Ahmose I, and Hatshepsut. The Minoan civilization may have ended due to a natural disaster like a volcanic eruption. Evidence suggests the story of the Trojan War described in the Iliad may be based on actual

1. History Journals
3000
BCE
2600
BCEGilgamesh (Reign during 2500 BCE) was the
king of Uruk, and is known to have built the
first wall around the city.
2270
BCE
Sargon (Reign between 2270-2215
BCE) was considered the true king of
Akkadian, and conqueror of the
Sumerian cities. The legend is he
was thrown in a river to drift away,
but was found by a Gardner. With his
experienced he served the king
against poisoning threats, and
eventually managed to gain power to
eventually achieve his main goal;
build an empire.
2600-668 BCE
Mesopotamia

2. Hammurabi (Reign between 1728-1686 BCE) was known as the
greatest ruler of Babylon. His main concept was to maintain
diplomacy, and military force. As a ruler his biggest flaw was the
inability to unify the people of Mesopotamia. He recalled himself as
“king of the four quarters of the universe”. But also
know to have put into place a system of
measurements , and that also to help pay unify the people. He also
put into place a code of law,
which the main penalty was
death, and this mostly because
prisons and police force were
inexistent.
1728
BCE
Code of Law
Babylonia at the time of
Hammurabi Hammurabi

3. Ashurbanipal (Reign between 668-627 BCE) is known to have
collected an immense collection of text dealings about mythology,
religion, law, history, mathematics, astronomy, and magic. He is the
reason why today we have a lot of knowledge concerning the ancient
Mesopotamian civilizations.
Egypt
Sculpture of Ashurbanipal
668 BCE

4. The Old Kingdom
Djoser (Reign between 2668-2649 BCE) the second pharaoh of the
Third Dynasty was know especially for the innovations, which was the
beginning of the first large stone buildings (pyramids).
The Middle Kingdom
2700-2200 BCE
2668
BCE
Pyramid
62m high
13 625m²
1550
BCE
2050-1786 BCE

5. Ahmose Ⅰ(Reign Between 1550-1525 BCE) was the
first of the Eighteen Dynasty, and successfully
exterminated the Hyksos
threat. After unifying Egypt
under his rule it had changed
forever on, because the people
were now concern about
foreign invaders.
The New Kingdom
Hatshepsut (Reign Between 1479-1458 BCE) was a crowned
pharaoh, and clammed herself daughter of Amon. As a female
pharaoh she wanted to hide this female aspect, because it was seen
weaker than a male, so she wore male clothing and a royal beard.
1573-1070
BCE
Statue of
Hatsheput

6. Minoans
Historians share a lot of different theories about the possible destruction
of the Minoan civilization. The most common theory was a volcanic
eruption, but with all the evidence we have today not one theory holds
solid. But historians continue to think that a natural disaster must have
3000-1100 BCE
Map of the Three
Kingdoms
The Entrance of the Pyramid of Khufu

7. caused the end of Minoans. After researchers excavated the Minoan
towns they found no bodies, so assumptions we're made that the
Minoans knew something was coming and fled their towns, and
maybe this is why we do not have more information on them. What
we think is the end of their civilization is maybe the start of a new
one, but somewhere else.
Mycenae
The Mycenaean war
against the mighty city
Troy, maybe isn’t a tale
after all. Researchers
1184
BCE
Map of Minoan Crete

8. excavated what is known today to be Ancient Troy, and their
discoveries are very similar to the story. Linguistic similarities were
also found, which could reinforce the possibilities of the tales of the
Iliad. The “sea peoples” who were recorded by the Egyptians and
surnamed “Danuna” and “Akawasha” are very alike with the tales of
Iliad’s “Danaans” and “Achaeans”. Historians believe that the sea
peoples when raiding the coasts made Troy their first victims.
Wall of Troy

9. The Dorians
They belonged to the european civilizations, and when seeing the
Mycenaean’s fate turn into trouble, they decided to slowly move in
nearer to soon take place in all the centers who had fallen.
1100
BCE

10. Parthenon
Watch the you tube video on "The secrets of the Parthenon" (I'm sure
you can find it) and note in your journal some of the material
developments discussed and what happened to it over the ages. Consider
what other temple from which it may have been modelled. Then, on
wikipedia, look up the "metope" and pediments other statuary to find out
the different scenes depicted. How did these scenes represent "civilized"
vs "barbaric"
Journal #7 Coins & Colonies
Look up colonies discussed in your text book... find them in your
readings. And match appropriate coins with their figures. (eg Syracuse
had dolphins) Perhaps explain why they have their symbols. Plot your
coins and other colonies, without coins, on a map. Yes, you may print
this map. But you may quickly draw one too...
447 BCE