1. Ancient Civilizations
The Rise of
Ancient Civilizations

3. Each Civilizations grew when the people learned to grow a staple crop; usually a grain
Egypt – Barley
Mesopotamia – Barley
Mesoamerica – Corn
South America – Corn and Potatoes
Indus River – Wheat and Barley
Northern China – Wheat, Soy Beans and Millet
Southern China - Rice
Barley
Soy Beans
Wheat
Millet
Corn
Rice
Potatoes

5. Northern China Shang Dynasty – 1750 BCE – 1045 BCE
Zou Dynasty – 1045 BCE – 600 BCE
Qin Dynasty – 221 BCE BCE
Han Dynasty – 202 BCE – 220 CE

7. Southern China/Southeast Asia
Khmer , Funan, Angkor - 100CE – 1500s CE
Vietnam - Champa kingdom  192CE – 1700CE
Nanzhao kingdom  729 CE – 1253CE (Yunnan)
Pyu kingdoms  100BCE- 840CE (Myanmar)

9. Indus River Valley Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro: 3000 BCE – 1500 BCE
Aryan Rule – 1500 BCE – 400 BCE
Mauryan Empire – 324 BCE – 183 BCE
Gupta Empire – 320 CE – 400+ CE

11. Mesopotamia Sumeria / Akkad – 3000 BCE – 2100 BCE
Babylon – 1792 BCE BCE
Hittites – 1600 BCE – 1200 BCE
Assyria – 700 BCE – 612 BCE
Phoenicians – 1200 BCE - ?
Persia – 539 BCE – 330 BCE

13. Egypt – Nile River Old Kingdom – 2700 BCE – 1800 BCE
Middle Kingdom – 1652 BCE – 1567 BCE
New Knigdom – 1567 – 1085 BCE