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History: Ancient to Today

By LMcDuffee
  • 200,000 BCE

    Humans evolve

  • 50,000 BCE

    Humans develop languanges

  • 40,000 BCE

    Dogs exist

  • First Worship of Goddesses
    23,000 BCE

    First Worship of Goddesses

    Mother Goddess By Nevit Dilmen (talk) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14783156
  • 10,000 BCE

    Domestication of Dogs

  • 8000 BCE

    First Farming in Fertile Crescent

  • 7000 BCE

    Native Americans farming in Mexico

  • 4500 BCE

    Farming in Europe Begins

  • First Megaliths in Brittany and Ireland
    4300 BCE

    First Megaliths in Brittany and Ireland

    Brittany Kerloa Menhir
  • Farming in China
    4000 BCE

    Farming in China

  • Wheel Invented in Sumer
    3500 BCE

    Wheel Invented in Sumer

    Wheels were originally made of two solid wood discs with an axle.
  • Hieroglyphics developed
    3300 BCE

    Hieroglyphics developed

  • Cuneiform developed by Sumerians
    3200 BCE

    Cuneiform developed by Sumerians

  • First towns in China
    3000 BCE

    First towns in China

  • Upper and Lower Egypt united
    3000 BCE

    Upper and Lower Egypt united

  • Stonehenge began
    3000 BCE

    Stonehenge began

  • Farming in West Africa
    2700 BCE

    Farming in West Africa

  • Huangdi, "Yellow Emperor" of China
    2700 BCE

    Huangdi, "Yellow Emperor" of China

  • Silk making in China
    2700 BCE

    Silk making in China

  • First Egyptian pyramid built
    2630 BCE

    First Egyptian pyramid built

  • Egypt's Old Kingdom
    2575 BCE

    Egypt's Old Kingdom

  • Assyrians in Tigris Valley
    2500 BCE

    Assyrians in Tigris Valley

  • Copper First Used In Europe
    2400 BCE

    Copper First Used In Europe

  • Akkadians under Sargon invade Fertile Crescent
    2360 BCE

    Akkadians under Sargon invade Fertile Crescent

  • First world empire under Sargon (Fertile Crescent)
    2334 BCE

    First world empire under Sargon (Fertile Crescent)

  • 2300 BCE

    Enheduanna Writes 1st Poem - "Hymn to Inanna"

    • Daughter of Sargon
    • Priestess of Nanna
    • First known author
  • Xia Dynasty in China
    2200 BCE

    Xia Dynasty in China

  • 2200 BCE

    Farming villages in Mexico

  • Ziggurats in Ur (Middle East)
    2100 BCE

    Ziggurats in Ur (Middle East)

  • Egypt's Middle Kingdom
    2040 BCE

    Egypt's Middle Kingdom

  • Kindom of Kush Begins in Africa
    2000 BCE

    Kindom of Kush Begins in Africa

  • Hebrews settle in Pelestine
    2000 BCE

    Hebrews settle in Pelestine

  • 2000 BCE

    Mohenfo-Daro and Harappa in the Indus Valley

  • 2000 BCE

    Mycenaeans migrate to Greece

  • Stonehenge Completed
    2000 BCE

    Stonehenge Completed

  • Shang Dynasty in China
    1766 BCE

    Shang Dynasty in China

  • 1760 BCE

    Babylonians invade Mesopotamia under Hammurabi

  • Hammurabi dies
    1750 BCE

    Hammurabi dies

  • Hyksos attack Egypt
    1720 BCE

    Hyksos attack Egypt

  • 1700 BCE

    End of civillization in the Indus Valley

  • Egyptians gain freedom from Hyksos
    1700 BCE

    Egyptians gain freedom from Hyksos

  • Assyia falls to the Hurrians
    1680 BCE

    Assyia falls to the Hurrians

  • 1650 BCE

    20 rich city-states in Mycenae, Greece

  • Assyrians conquer Egypt
    1600 BCE

    Assyrians conquer Egypt

  • Hittites attack Babylon
    1595 BCE

    Hittites attack Babylon

  • Egypt's New Kingdom
    1550 BCE

    Egypt's New Kingdom

  • Egypt Conquers Kush, Africa
    1500 BCE

    Egypt Conquers Kush, Africa

  • 1500 BCE

    Farming in North America

  • 1500 BCE

    Aryans spread to India

  • 1500 BCE

    Aryans spread to india

  • Hittite Kingdom at its greatest
    1300 BCE

    Hittite Kingdom at its greatest

  • 1200 BCE

    Mycenae falls to invading Sea People

  • Zhou Dynasty in China (The Goden Age)
    1122 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty in China (The Goden Age)

  • 1100 BCE

    trade between Egyptians and Phoenicians

  • David is king of the Hebrews (Biblical account only)
    1000 BCE

    David is king of the Hebrews (Biblical account only)

  • Solomon king of Israel
    965 BCE

    Solomon king of Israel

  • Solomon dies and Israel is split (Israel and Judah)
    928 BCE

    Solomon dies and Israel is split (Israel and Judah)

  • Assyria conquers Babylon
    853 BCE

    Assyria conquers Babylon

  • 850 BCE

    Chavin culture in Peru

  • Kushites Win Back Kush From Egyptians
    750 BCE

    Kushites Win Back Kush From Egyptians

  • Assyrians invade Israel
    721 BCE

    Assyrians invade Israel

  • Assyria at its greatest
    700 BCE

    Assyria at its greatest

  • Assyrians invade Judah
    683 BCE

    Assyrians invade Judah

  • Fall of Assyria
    612 BCE

    Fall of Assyria

  • Babylonians regain control of Babylon
    612 BCE

    Babylonians regain control of Babylon

  • Nebuchadnezzar - King of Babylon
    604 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar - King of Babylon

  • 600 BCE

    Earliest Mayan temples and pyramids

  • Babylonians destroy Jerusalem
    587 BCE

    Babylonians destroy Jerusalem

  • 570 BCE

    Babylonians invade Phoenicia

  • Babylon conquered by Cyrus the Great of Persia
    539 BCE

    Babylon conquered by Cyrus the Great of Persia

  • Jews return to Babylon
    538 BCE

    Jews return to Babylon

  • Persians conquer Egypt
    525 BCE

    Persians conquer Egypt

  • 500 BCE

    Maghada, largest kingdom in India

  • 500 BCE

    Start of Jainism and Buddhism in India

  • 500 BCE

    maghada, largest kingdom in india

  • 500 BCE

    start of jainism and buddhism in india

  • 450 BCE

    Phoenicians trade with Britain

  • Meroe collapses and Aksum grows
    350 BCE

    Meroe collapses and Aksum grows

  • 321 BCE

    Chandragupta rules Maghada, india

  • 321 BCE

    cahndragupta rules maghada, india

  • 240 BCE

    Asoka, greatest Mauryan ruler

  • 240 BCE

    asoka, greatest mauryan ruler

  • SHi Huangdi rules Qin Dynasty of China
    230 BCE

    SHi Huangdi rules Qin Dynasty of China

  • Great Wall of China construction begins
    214 BCE

    Great Wall of China construction begins

  • Shi Huangdi dies (China) and civil war begins
    210 BCE

    Shi Huangdi dies (China) and civil war begins

  • Han Dynasty in China
    202 BCE

    Han Dynasty in China

  • Jenne-Jeno, first African city
    200 BCE

    Jenne-Jeno, first African city

  • Introduction of camels to Africa
    100 BCE

    Introduction of camels to Africa

  • 37 BCE

    Herod King of Judea

  • Romans conquer Egypt
    30 BCE

    Romans conquer Egypt

  • 3 BCE

    probable birth of Jesus

  • 26

    Pontius Pilate - Judea's Governor

  • 45

    Paul's missions to Greece, Anatolia and Rome

  • 65

    Gospel writing begins

  • 135

    Jews forced to leave Judea

  • 150

    Phoenicians fall to Romans

  • Beginning of the Han Dynasty
    202

    Beginning of the Han Dynasty

  • End of Han Dynasty
    220

    End of Han Dynasty

  • 269

    St. Anthony begins monestary

  • 320

    Chandragupta I founded the Gupta Dynasty in India

  • 325

    Nicene Creed formalized

  • 337

    Constantine baptized on deathbed

  • Aksum, Africa at its greatest
    350

    Aksum, Africa at its greatest

  • 380

    Gupta Dynasty at its peak under Chandragupta II

  • Bantu trading with Greeks and Romans
    500

    Bantu trading with Greeks and Romans

  • Bantu expansion into Central and South Africa
    500

    Bantu expansion into Central and South Africa

  • 510

    India broken up into rajputs by Hun invaders

  • 1500

    Olmecs build first American civilization

  • Hitler Takes Over as Chancellor of Germany

  • Otto Hahn Discovers Uranium Atom Can Be Split in Two

    *Discovered in Berlin, Germany
    *Until this experiment, scientists thought this was impossible

  • Austria Annexed by Hitler

  • Hitler invades Czechoslovakia

  • Mom Born

  • Dad born

  • Mom's son born

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