Name _____________________________________________________________________________ Period ___________
Ancient Civilization Timeline Cards
Directions:
Cut the cards out. Glue them onto the timeline on the back of the “Ancient
Civilization Timeline Questions” IN CHRONOLOLOGICAL ORDER from earliest to latest.
Then use the cards to answer the “Ancient Civilizations Timeline Questions.” Good
luck!
Mayans
Ancient West Africa
200CE:
The Classical Era begins for the
Mayans; a period of great cultural
advancement.
800CE:
The Empire of Ghana begins; the first
major empire in Western Africa.
Incas
Ancient Rome
753BCE:
The legendary figure Romulus becomes
the first king of Rome.
Ancient China
2200BCE:
The legendary Xia Dynasty begins in the
Yellow River Valley, considered the first
Dynasty in Ancient China.
1400CE:
Manco Capac begins the Inca Dynasty;
the first Dynasty in the Incan
civilization.
Ancient Egypt
3100BCE:
Menes becomes the first Pharaoh of
Egypt; the beginning of Egypt.
Ancient Greece
Ancient India
3000BCE:
Two major cities develop in the Indus
Valley: Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
Aztecs
1300CE:
The Aztecs set up their capital city on
an island: Tenochtitlan; beginning the
Aztec Empire.
900BCE:
Greeks begin to form city-states; the
beginning of the Greek civilization.
The Middle Ages
476CE:
The Roman Empire falls, beginning the
time period known as the Middle Ages.
Ancient Mesopotamia
3200BCE:
The first advanced society in the world
develops – the Sumerians.
Name _____________________________________________________________________________ Period ___________
Ancient Civilization Timeline Questions
Directions: Using the Ancient Civilization Timeline Cards, answer the following questions.
SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK!!
On the back, glue the Ancient Civilization Timeline Cards onto the timeline” IN
CHRONOLOLOGICAL ORDER from earliest to latest.
1. How many years passed between Menes and Romulus?
2-3. Of the following people, who came first? Which civilization was he from?
Romulus, Manco Capac, or Menes
4. How did the Middle Ages begin?
5. How many years passed between the start of Ancient Mesopotamia and the Middle Ages?
6. How many years passed between the Classical Era of the Mayans and the start of the
Aztec Empire?
7. How many years passed between the beginning of Ancient Egypt and the first Empire in
Western Africa?
8. How many years passed between the first Ancient Civilization and the last?
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