World history timeline

  • Cuneiform
    3500 BCE

    Cuneiform

    Was the first type of writing that was developed. Was created by the ancient sumerians of Mesopotamia. It was one of the three languages found on Rosetta Stone.
  • Valley of the kings
    500 BCE

    Valley of the kings

    Is a burial sight where kings and Pharos were buried.Archaeologists have found around sixty three tombs. Most tombs were robbed then forgotten.
  • Chandra gupta
    340 BCE

    Chandra gupta

    was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India. He became a monk. he is known for forging alliances with many powerful families in the Ganges region.
  • Ashoka
    268 BCE

    Ashoka

    He led to the expansion of Buddhism. Was the third ruler of the Indian Mauryan Empire. Under Ashoka ruling they had a population of 30 million, much higher than any of the Hellenistic kingdoms
  • Great wall
    221 BCE

    Great wall

    Began building in the Qin dynasty. Since they finished it it has been vastly improved. It is also considered one of the great wonders.
  • Terracotta Army
    210 BCE

    Terracotta Army

    They were made around 210 B.C. It is thought to be made by the first emperor Qin Shi Haung. It has more than 8000 warriors made by clay and made by hand.
  • Silk Road
    207 BCE

    Silk Road

    The Silk Road Is a network of trade routes. It was established during the Han dynasty. It linked the region of the ancient world in commerce.
  • Valley of the kings
    16 BCE

    Valley of the kings

    Where kings and Pharos are buried. The tombs evidence elaborate preparations for the next world, in which humans were promised continuing life and pharaohs were expected to become one with the gods.
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza

    The Great Pyramid of Giza

    It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. Was built as a tomb over a 10 to 20-year period concluding around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for the Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Khufu