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History: Ancient to Today

  • 200,000 BCE

    Humans evolve

  • 50,000 BCE

    Humans develop languanges

  • 40,000 BCE

    Dogs exist

  • 23,000 BCE

    First Worship of Goddesses

    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

  • 4300 BCE

    First Megaliths in Brittany and Ireland

    First Megaliths in Brittany and Ireland
    Brittany Kerloa Menhir
  • 4000 BCE

    Farming in China

    Farming in China
  • 3500 BCE

    Wheel Invented in Sumer

    Wheel Invented in Sumer
    Wheels were originally made of two solid wood discs with an axle.
  • 3300 BCE

    Hieroglyphics developed

    Hieroglyphics developed
  • 3200 BCE

    Cuneiform developed by Sumerians

    Cuneiform developed by Sumerians
  • 3000 BCE

    First towns in China

    First towns in China
  • 3000 BCE

    Upper and Lower Egypt united

    Upper and Lower Egypt united
  • 3000 BCE

    Stonehenge began

    Stonehenge began
  • 2700 BCE

    Farming in West Africa

    Farming in West Africa
  • 2700 BCE

    Huangdi, "Yellow Emperor" of China

    Huangdi, "Yellow Emperor" of China
  • 2700 BCE

    Silk making in China

    Silk making in China
  • 2630 BCE

    First Egyptian pyramid built

    First Egyptian pyramid built
  • 2575 BCE

    Egypt's Old Kingdom

    Egypt's Old Kingdom
  • 2500 BCE

    Assyrians in Tigris Valley

    Assyrians in Tigris Valley
  • 2400 BCE

    Copper First Used In Europe

    Copper First Used In Europe
  • 2360 BCE

    Akkadians under Sargon invade Fertile Crescent

    Akkadians under Sargon invade Fertile Crescent
  • 2334 BCE

    First world empire under Sargon (Fertile Crescent)

    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
  • 2200 BCE

    Xia Dynasty in China

    Xia Dynasty in China
  • 2200 BCE

    Farming villages in Mexico

  • 2100 BCE

    Ziggurats in Ur (Middle East)

    Ziggurats in Ur (Middle East)
  • 2040 BCE

    Egypt's Middle Kingdom

    Egypt's Middle Kingdom
  • 2000 BCE

    Kindom of Kush Begins in Africa

    Kindom of Kush Begins in Africa
  • 2000 BCE

    Hebrews settle in Pelestine

    Hebrews settle in Pelestine
  • 2000 BCE

    Mohenfo-Daro and Harappa in the Indus Valley

  • 2000 BCE

    Mycenaeans migrate to Greece

  • 2000 BCE

    Stonehenge Completed

    Stonehenge Completed
  • 1766 BCE

    Shang Dynasty in China

    Shang Dynasty in China
  • 1760 BCE

    Babylonians invade Mesopotamia under Hammurabi

  • 1750 BCE

    Hammurabi dies

    Hammurabi dies
  • 1720 BCE

    Hyksos attack Egypt

    Hyksos attack Egypt
  • 1700 BCE

    End of civillization in the Indus Valley

  • 1700 BCE

    Egyptians gain freedom from Hyksos

    Egyptians gain freedom from Hyksos
  • 1680 BCE

    Assyia falls to the Hurrians

    Assyia falls to the Hurrians
  • 1650 BCE

    20 rich city-states in Mycenae, Greece

  • 1600 BCE

    Assyrians conquer Egypt

    Assyrians conquer Egypt
  • 1595 BCE

    Hittites attack Babylon

    Hittites attack Babylon
  • 1550 BCE

    Egypt's New Kingdom

    Egypt's New Kingdom
  • 1500 BCE

    Egypt Conquers Kush, Africa

    Egypt Conquers Kush, Africa
  • 1500 BCE

    Farming in North America

  • 1500 BCE

    Aryans spread to India

  • 1500 BCE

    Aryans spread to india

  • 1300 BCE

    Hittite Kingdom at its greatest

    Hittite Kingdom at its greatest
  • 1200 BCE

    Mycenae falls to invading Sea People

  • 1122 BCE

    Zhou Dynasty in China (The Goden Age)

    Zhou Dynasty in China (The Goden Age)
  • 1100 BCE

    trade between Egyptians and Phoenicians

  • 1000 BCE

    David is king of the Hebrews (Biblical account only)

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

    Solomon king of Israel

    Solomon king of Israel
  • 928 BCE

    Solomon dies and Israel is split (Israel and Judah)

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

    Assyria conquers Babylon

    Assyria conquers Babylon
  • 850 BCE

    Chavin culture in Peru

  • 750 BCE

    Kushites Win Back Kush From Egyptians

    Kushites Win Back Kush From Egyptians
  • 721 BCE

    Assyrians invade Israel

    Assyrians invade Israel
  • 700 BCE

    Assyria at its greatest

    Assyria at its greatest
  • 683 BCE

    Assyrians invade Judah

    Assyrians invade Judah
  • 612 BCE

    Fall of Assyria

    Fall of Assyria
  • 612 BCE

    Babylonians regain control of Babylon

    Babylonians regain control of Babylon
  • 604 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar - King of Babylon

    Nebuchadnezzar - King of Babylon
  • 600 BCE

    Earliest Mayan temples and pyramids

  • 587 BCE

    Babylonians destroy Jerusalem

    Babylonians destroy Jerusalem
  • 570 BCE

    Babylonians invade Phoenicia

  • 539 BCE

    Babylon conquered by Cyrus the Great of Persia

    Babylon conquered by Cyrus the Great of Persia
  • 538 BCE

    Jews return to Babylon

    Jews return to Babylon
  • 525 BCE

    Persians conquer Egypt

    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

  • 350 BCE

    Meroe collapses and Aksum grows

    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

  • 230 BCE

    SHi Huangdi rules Qin Dynasty of China

    SHi Huangdi rules Qin Dynasty of China
  • 214 BCE

    Great Wall of China construction begins

    Great Wall of China construction begins
  • 210 BCE

    Shi Huangdi dies (China) and civil war begins

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

    Han Dynasty in China

    Han Dynasty in China
  • 200 BCE

    Jenne-Jeno, first African city

    Jenne-Jeno, first African city
  • 100 BCE

    Introduction of camels to Africa

    Introduction of camels to Africa
  • 37 BCE

    Herod King of Judea

  • 30 BCE

    Romans conquer Egypt

    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

  • 202

    Beginning of the Han Dynasty

    Beginning of the Han Dynasty
  • 220

    End of Han Dynasty

    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

  • 350

    Aksum, Africa at its greatest

    Aksum, Africa at its greatest
  • 380

    Gupta Dynasty at its peak under Chandragupta II

  • 500

    Bantu trading with Greeks and Romans

    Bantu trading with Greeks and Romans
  • 500

    Bantu expansion into Central and South Africa

    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