Part 1: From Hunting & Gathering to Civilizations

By kgerwatosky
  • B.C.E.
    Jan 1, 1250

    B.C.E.

    The Akkadians, Egyptians, and the HebrewsMoses and Jewish exodus from Egypt (according to Jewish belief)
  • B.C.E.

    B.C.E.

    Beginning of Indo-European invasions of India and other parts of the Mediterranean and Middle East
  • B.C.E.

    B.C.E.

    Minoan CivilizationSpread of civilization to Crete (Minoan)
  • to 1300 B.C.E.

    to 1300 B.C.E.

    History of Mesoamerican CivilizationRise of village culture in Mesoamerica
  • B.C.E.

    B.C.E.

    BabyloniaFormation of Babylonian Empire in Middle East
  • B.C.E.

    B.C.E.

    The Great Bronze Age of ChinaOrigins of Shang kingdom in China
  • to 1500 B.C.E.

    to 1500 B.C.E.

    The Indus Valley CivilizationIndus civilization in south Asia (Indian subcontinents)
  • to 1087 B.C.E.

    to 1087 B.C.E.

    Egyptian CivilizationFounding and flowering of Egyptian civilization
  • to 1800 B.C.E.

    to 1800 B.C.E.

    Sumerican Civilization ResourcesSumerian civilization
  • to 3000 B.C.E.

    to 3000 B.C.E.

    Development of writing, bronze metal-working, wheel, plow in Middle East
  • B.C.E.

    B.C.E.

    Domestication of maize (corn)
  • to 2000 B.C.E.

    to 2000 B.C.E.

    Yangshao culture in northern China
  • B.C.E.

    B.C.E.

    Beans domesticated in Western Hemisphere
  • B.C.E.

    B.C.E.

    First town at Jericho Prior to this:
    15.000-12.000 BCE-- Domestication of dogs
    30,000-25,000 BCE-- Passage of first people to Americas
    120.000 BCE-- Emergence of Homo sapiens sapiens, which displaces other human species
    600.000 BCE-- Wide spread of human species across Asia, Europe, Africa; control of fire
    1 million BCE-- Emergence of Homo erectus, an upright, tool-using human
    2.5 million BCE-- Emergence of Homo sapiens in eastern Africa
  • to 3500 B.C.E.

    to 3500 B.C.E.

    Neolithic Age-- development of farming in Middle East
  • to 6500 B.C.E.

    to 6500 B.C.E.

    Domestication of sheep, pigs, cattle