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Period: 8000 BCE to
Spring Break Timeline
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7000 BCE
Neolithic Rev
Start of agriculture, pastoralism, specialization of labor, towns and cities, governments, and religion. -
7000 BCE
First tentative step out of the Stone Age
Neolithic communities in eastern Anatolia make implements of hammered copper- the first tentative step out of the Stone Age innovation -
3100 BCE
Sumer
Squash and chili are the first plants to be cultivated in America, in the Tehuácan valley in modern Mexico -
3000 BCE
Oxen
Used for heavy work as of pulling the plough, which was previously done by men's innovations. -
2200 BCE
Standing Stones
Large circle of standing stones in England at Avebury and no one knows how men really got them up. One guess is by innovations to bring them over there and standing them up. -
750 BCE
Abbasids establish new caliphate
The Abbasids massacre the Umayyads in Damascus and establish a new caliphate -
586 BCE
Nebuchadnezzar takes over Jerusalem
After a long siege Jerusalem is taken by Nebuchadnezzar and the city, including Solomon’s Temple. -
580 BCE
Hanging Gardens
Hanging Gardensis in Babylon and it was created by Nebuchadnezzar to comfort a homesick wife. -
550 BCE
Zodiakos Kyklos
The Greeks develop the Babylonian theme of the zodiac, naming it the the zodiakos kyclos or circle of animals. -
500 BCE
Persian Wars
Conflict between Greece and Persia which involved two invasions. Several of the most famous and significant battles in history were fought during the Wars. -
330 BCE
Alexander the Great
Alexander begins two years moving with his army through his vast new territories establishing Greek settlements. -
221 BCE
Great Wall of China
To stop invasions from northern invaders the Qin emperor joins up earlier fortifications to create the Great Wall. -
47 BCE
Defeat of Ptolemy XIII
The combined forces of Caesar and Cleopatra defeat Ptolemy XIII in a battle fought in the Nile delta -
100
Spread of Buddhism
Arriving with the trade along the Silk Road from India, puts down form roots in China -
200
Potato
It was cultivated in the Peruvian Andes. -
300
Jews Spread to Roman empire
The Jews of the Diaspora have by now spread through much of the Roman Empire, where they were tested with tolerance. -
900
Decline of Mayan Civilization
The abandonment of Maya cities in the southern Maya lowlands of Mesoamerica between the 8th and 9th centuries -
1119
First reference to compass for sea navigation
The magnetic compass was first invented as a device for divination as early as the Chinese Han Dynasty -
1217
Marco Polo
Only 17 years old des off from Venice on his journey to the east. -
1298
Marco Polo narrates his adventures
Marco Polo, in prison in Genoa , is persuaded by a fellow prisoner to narrate his adventures -
1346
Black Death
This is called the bubonic plague and it devastated Europe. It later became known as the Black Death. -
1348
Black Death spreading to Europe
Making its way through Europe, is described in vivid detail by Boccaccio who sees its devasting effect in person. -
1381
Peasants Rev
A poll tax imposed in England provokes widespread unrest, which flares up in the Peasants’ Rev -
1450
The Caravel
A sailing ship developed in the Mediterranean and used spent the west coast of Africa. -
1492
Christopher Columbus
Together with the brothers Martin and Vicente Pinzón, sails west from Palos in Spain. -
Jamestown
Colonists establish the first lasting British settlement in the new world, at Jamestown -
Galileo
Galileo, with his new powerful telescope , observed the moon of Jupiter and spots moving on the surface of the sun. -
Pocahontas
Pocahontas is a baptized Christian and marries John Rolfe, one of Jamestown colonists -
Thirty Years War
The Thirty Years' War was a war fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648. -
Plymouth
The pilgrims on the Mayflower select a place for their settlement , and give it the name of Plymouth. -
Qing conquest of Mongolia
Qing victories ultimately led to the incorporation of Outer Mongolia, Tibet and Xinjiang into the Qing Empire that was to last until the fall of the dynasty in 1911–1912 -
7 Years' War
The Seven Years' War was a global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763. It involved every European great power of the time and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. -
American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. -
Spinning Jenny
The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. -
Common Sense
In Common Sense, an anonymous pamphlet English immigrant Thomas Paine is the first to argue that the American colonies should be independent -
George Washington elected president
Unanimously elected first president of the United States and is inagurated on Wall Street, New York -
First political Parties
The first political parties , Hamilton’s Federalists and Jefferson’s Republicans, emerge in the USA -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in 1803. -
Haiti’s Independence
The independence of Haiti from France is proclaimed by a new native ruler calling himself the emperor Jacques -
Muhammed Ali rules Egypt
Self-declared Khedive of Egypt and Sudan with the Ottomans' temporary approval. -
Bolivar the Liberator
Bolivar defeats the Spanish forces in Venezuela and is welcomed in Caracasas the Liberator -
Industrialization in US
The industrial growth that began in the United States in the early 1800's continued steadily up to and through the American Civil War. -
WW1 begins
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918 -
Russian Rev
The Russian Revolution was a pair of revolutions in Russia in 1917 which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the rise of the Soviet Union. -
Women's Suffrage
The right for women to vote -
WW2 begins
A global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. -
9/11
September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington D.C -
Osama bin Laden
The founder of the islamist group Al-Qaeda was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011 -
Obama’s second inauguration
Marked the commencement of the second term of Barack Obama’s presidency.
