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2.5 Million BCE
2.5 million BCE- The first traces of humans, homo sapeins, emergered in Africa. -
1.25 Million BCE
1 million BCE- emergence of Homo Erectus, the human that stood upright and used tools.
600,000 BCE-human species spread across Asia, Europe, Africa. Also controlled fire. -
150,000 BCE
120,000 BCE- Homo sapiens sapiens emerged and displaced any other human species due to their higher developed brain. These are what we are today. -
300,000BCE
30,000-25,000BCE- People began to travel to America
15,000-12,000BCE-Humans began to domesticate dogs -
10,000BCE
8500-6500BCE- Domesticaion of sheep, pigs, goats, and cattle, humans no longer had to hunt, they raised the meat and had a steady amount of meat to eat.
8500-3500BCE- The Neolithic Age, agriculture developmed in the Middle East, which will later spread around the world and change the way human's live. -
8,000 BCE
7000BCE- The first town was established at Jericho.
5600BCE- Beans were domesticated in the Western Hemisphere, as a source of food and trade. -
5,000 BCE
5000BCE- Began the domestication of corn
5000-2000BCE- Yanhshao culture in north China
5000BCE- People began to settle in Japan
4000-3000BCE- Humans began to develop writing, bronze metal working, wheel, plow, in the Middle East. These tools helped the effciency
3500-1800BCE- Sumerian civilization, who created the first form of writing, cunieform.
3100-1087BCE-The development of Egyptian civilization,
2500-1500BCE- Harappa and Mohenjo-Dojo two Indus River Valley civilizations in Souther Asia. -
2,000BCE
1850BCE- Beginnings of Shang Kindgom in China
1800BCE- The Babyloinan Empire forms in the Middle East
1700-1300BCE-Villages arise in Mesoamerica,
1600BCE- The Indo-Europeans invade India, the Middle East and parts of the Mediterranean
1600 BCE- Aryan invasions of India begin
1500-1000 Vedic age, when the Vedas was composed.
1250BCE- When Moses and Jews were banned from Egypt
1700BCE- IndoEuropean invasions of Greek peninsula
1400 Kingdom of Mycenae, Trojan War against the city of Troy. -
1,200BCE
c1000- Polynesians reach Fiji Samoa.
1000BCE-Kingdom of Kush is established.
1200-720BCE Vedas composed as the major scripture of Hinduism.
1500-5000 Polynesian migrations.
1122-770 Intital Zhou kingdom, evenutally led to polictal confict and social turmoil.
1029-258BCE- Zhou dynasty, introduced one commonly used language.
1000-600BCE Epic Age, Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Upanishads composed
700-550 Era of unrivaled brahman dominace
551-478 Life of Confucius, a chinese philospher -
1,200 BCE (cont)
800-600BCE- With the rise of city-states in Greece, Athens and Sparta became the domintant two.
c700BCE- Epics the Illiad and Odyssey written by Homer, also surrplus of Greek architecture
550BCE- Cyrus the Great forms Persian Empire, most advanced empire during that time.
509BCE-Beginnings of Roman Republic, formed the idea of a senate, a panel of magistrates, and several popular assemblies.
800-400BCE- Spread of the Olmec civilization, cultivation of maize, potatoes, domestication of turkeys. -
1,200BCE (cont.)
1000BCE- Germans expand southward
850-250BCE- Chavin culutre in the Andes mountains.
800BCE- Rise of Greek city-states, which caused a rapid rise of civilizaition.
800 BCE-1000CE Bantu migration.
770-403BCE- Later Zhou kingdom, beginning of China's classical period.
750-600BCE-Kush rules Egypt.
600BCE- Zoroastrian, a religon based on the good and evil, is found in Iran
600BCE Legendary rules in Japan.
c 542- 483BCE- Life span of Buddha, who created Buddhism. -
500 BCE
c 500BCE- Religons Laozi and Daoism come into China.
c 500BCE- Editing of the five classics.
c 450BCE- Development of chinese calendar.
402-20BCE- Era of warring states, unification of China under the Qin dynasty.
327-325 Alexander the great invades India, combines the culture with the Hellentistic culture.
322-298BCE- Chandragupta Maurya rules India, Mauryan Empire.
269-232BCE- Reign of Ashoka, converting and spread Buddhism.
c233BCE- Periods of the great Chinese philosophers. -
500 BCE (cont.)
470-430BCE- Athens at its height, Pericles, Phidias, Sophocles, Socrates
500-449BCE- Greek wars with Persia, Greek victory
450BCE- Twelve Tables of Law, first code of law
431- 404BCE- Peloponnesian Wars, Athens vs Sparta for control of Greece,
338-323BCE- Macedonian Empire,that was mostly established by Alexander the Great, dominated the Hellenistic world.
300-100BCE- Hellenistic period, the period where Greece influnce was heavy. -
500BCE (cont.)
c300BCE- Rise of Axum
264-146BCE- Punic Wars,between Rome and the Phociencians for Carthage, ending with Roman victory all three times. Which extended Rome into North Africa. -
250 BCE
221-202BCE- Qin dynasty, included the first emperor,beginnings of construction for the great wall, and a single basic language.
202BCE-220CE Han dynasty, much polical control, unified China.
c 200BCE- Ox-drawn plow, horse collar, water mill, these tools improved agriculture.
141-87BCE- Reign of Han Wu Ti, increased bureaucracy, examinations, and spread Confucianism.
200BCE-200CE- Period of greatest buddhist influence. -
250 BCE (cont.)
49BCE- Julius Caesar becomes ruler in Rome during Roman Empire,assassinated in 44BCE.
27BCE- Augustus Caesar (Octavian) seizes power and causes the rise of the Roman Empire
c4BCE Birth of Jesus, who later finds a major world religon, Chirstanity -
250 BCE (cont.)
313BCE- Constanine converts to Christianity, as an attempt to unify the empire in a new way.
476BCE- Fall of Rome.
221 Shi Huangdi proclaimed first emperor of China, founder of Qin dynasty
202 BCE-9CE- Initial Han dynasty, key technical development of horse collar and water mill.
133ff- Delcine of Roman republic.
100BCE- German contact with Rome, slaves migrate into eastern Europe. -
1 CE
c30CE- Crucifixion of Jesus
63CE- Romans forced independent Jewish states to break apart.
88CE- Beginning of decline of Han dynasty
101-106CE-Roman terriorties spread vastly.
c100CE- Root crops introduced to Southern Africa through trade
180CE- Death of Marcus Aureliusit marked the beginning of decline of Roman Empire.
200-500CE-Flourished the Nasca culture in Peru.
200-700CE- The Mochia civilization flourished in northern Peru.
220CE- Last Han emperor dies, along side with the emperor itself. -
250 CE
284-305CE-Diocletian rules during the Roman Empire.
c300CE- Ethiopia adopts Christanity
300CE- Decline of Meroe civilization near the Nile River.
300CE- Spread of Buddishism through monstraries.
312-337CE- Reign of Constantine during the Roman Empire, moves the Rome captial to Constaniople. Also adopts Chirstianity.
319-540CE- Gupta Empire- the golden classical age of India.
370-480CE- Nomadic invaders attack western Europe.
300-900CE- Intermediate Horizon period in Peru, near Andes mountains. -
250 CE
300-1000CE- Polynesians invade Hawaii again.
400CE- Chinese script imported.
401ffCE- Many German invasions in Rome.
c400CE- Growth of Mayan civilization.
c400CE- Polynesians reach Hawaii
450CE- Huns begin to invade India, who had a techonologial advance.
476CE- Rome split into two seperate sides, which caused Rome to collapse. -
500 CE
451CE- First Han invasion
476CE- Last Roman emperor dies in the west.
c500CE- Buddhism becomes a major religon in East and Southeast Asia.
c500CE- Formation of Ghana, later becomes vital for gold and salt trade.
c600CE- Beginning of Islam, major world religon.
618CE- Tang dynasty in China, glorious cultural period.
700CE- Shintoism unified into single national religion in Japan. -
500 CE (cont.)
27-565CE Justinian becomes emperor for EasternRome.
589-618CE- Sui dynasty, ruled by Wen of Sui, reunified Northern nd Southern China.
600-647CE- Harsha's Empire, empire after the downfall of Gupta.
700ffCE- Spread of Islam, trans-Sahara trade in Africa.
800-1300CE- Mississippian culture, a native american culture at the Missississpi River.
900CE- Polynesians to New Zealand
900-1200CE- Beginnings of Toltecs, Mesoamerican culture.
1000 Height of kingdom of Ghana, Africa
