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History Timeline

History Timeline. Created by : T.D. 500,000 B.C. Fire was discovered It was needed for the spread of civilization It hurried the movements of early humans It allowed people to move into colder climates It allowed food to be heated almost anywhere. 7,000 B.C. Began using pottery

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History Timeline

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  1. History Timeline Created by: T.D.

  2. 500,000 B.C. • Fire was discovered • It was needed for the spread of civilization • It hurried the movements of early humans • It allowed people to move into colder climates • It allowed food to be heated almost anywhere

  3. 7,000 B.C. • Began using pottery • Was used for storing food for long periods of time • Nomads used them for transporting drinks • Could be used as a grinding tool

  4. 6,000 B.C. • Began using linen and bricks • Linen was used to wrap mummies • Also used to make early forms of cloth • Brick were used to make houses

  5. 5,000 B.C. • The beginning of the Mesopotamian civilization • The first time Ziggurats were recognized • The first uses of copper • The first amounts of Maize

  6. 3,500 B.C. • The invention of the cart with wheels • The first formation of the number system • The cart with wheel was used to transport goods • The number system was first used to count and measure fields

  7. 3,100 B.C. • Early development of writing • Hieroglyphs were first used • Cuneiform was also first created • Began the timeline to the current form of writing • Important because it let us know what was going on in history

  8. 3,000 B.C. • The first makings of clothes • Romans received severe criticism for wearing wrong types of clothing • Egyptian women wore long, tight skirts; men wore short skirts

  9. 2,800 B.C. • Early development of the calendar • Year was divided into 12 months • Based on the cycle of the moon and sun • Greeks and Egyptians copied the calendar

  10. 2,700 B.C. • Old kingdom of Egypt began • First step pyramid was built • Pyramid was first monument built of cut stone • Pyramid was the burial ground for the Pharaoh Zoser

  11. 2,550 B.C. • The construction of the great pyramids • They were built at Giza • Constructed to serve as tombs • Also built to protect the bodies of pharaohs, their family members, and their possessions • Some possessions were later dug up by archeologist

  12. 2,500 B.C. • The time glass was first made • The first known library • The Indus River Valley came about • Glass was often used to adorn furniture and vessels • Libraries were first used as royal archives

  13. 2,300 B.C. • Paper was invented • Was first considered to not be paper • Egyptians used it to paint • Started the evolution of paper

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