World Timeline By Gildeneye 60,000 BCE First wave of Indigenous Australians crosses into Australia 35,000 BCE Homo sapiens replace Neanderthal man in Europe 10,000 BCE Last ice age 8000 BCE Indochina settled 6000 BCE Wheat and barley crops in Egypt 4000 BCE Mesopotamian cities emerge 2500 BCE Stonehenge constructed in England 2000 BCE Middle East and China societies use bronze May 24, 1000 Vikings discover Greenland Apr 17, 1096 English crusades begin Feb 7, 1450 Printing press invented Jun 21, 1533 British reformation May 10, 1588 Spanish armada defeated by British