-
60,000 BCE
Humans arrive in New Guinea region
-
14,000 BCE
Homo Sapiens migrate over North American Bering Land Bridge
-
13,000 BCE
Homo Sapiens migrate into interior North America
-
9000 BCE
African domestication and cultivation of variety of species
9,000 BCE: Cattle
8,000 BCE: Sorghum and yams
7,000 BCE: Sheeps and goats
6,500 BCE: Gourds, watermelon, and cotton -
6000 BCE
Most American large game hunted to extinction
-
6000 BCE
Pacific Islands migrations
Stated around 6,000 B.C.E. through 600 B.C.E. -
5000 BCE
Amerindians switch from foraging to agriculture
The date ranges from roughly 7,000 years ago to 5,000 years ago (5,000 B.C.E. to 3,000 B.C.E).
Aztec agriculture displayed in picture. -
5000 BCE
Climate change in Africa drives humans toward the Nile and equatorial regions
-
4000 BCE
Migrations of the Bantu Peoples
4,000 BCE: Bantu inhabited west Africa
3,000 BCE: Migrated south toward forested regions
2,000 BCE: Migrated toward Congo River basin and eastward toward Great Lakes -
3000 BCE
Agriculture begins in Oceania
Domesticated and cultivated yams, tarros, pigs, and chickens -
2627 BCE
Oldest city in the Americas, Caral-Supe created by Norte Chico civilization
-
2600 BCE
Ancient Egypt established
-
1500 BCE
Oceania's Lapita Peoples culture established
Existed from 1,500 B.C.E. through 500 B.C.E.
