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36009469532.5 Million B.C.E.Humanlike species introduced, initially in eastern Africa0
3600946954750,000 B.C.E.Less ape-like, not completely human species Homo erectus develops in Africa1
3600946955600,000 B.C.EHuman species spreads across Africa, Asia, and Europe; fire developed2
360094866025,000 B.C.E.Humans inhabit Britain3
3600946956240,000-100,000 B.C.ECompletely human species, Homo sapiens sapiens, develops and displaces other human species; migrations from Africa begin4
360094979658,000 B.C.EHumans first cross to Australia, again in 38,000 B.C.E.5
360094695725,000 B.C.EMigration of people from Siberia to Alaska across extinct land bridge6
360094695814,000 B.C.EEnd of great ice age7
360094695912,000 B.C.E.End of Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age; beginning of Mesolithic (Middle Stone) Age; stone tools developed8
360094696010,000-8,000 B.C.E.Farming develops in the Middle East9
36009469619,000 B.C.E.Domestication of pigs, cattle, sheep, and goats10
36009469628,000 B.C.E.Beginning of Neolithic (New Stone) Age; transition of agriculture; silk weaving introduced in China11
36010100667,000 B.C.E.Çatal Hüyük civilization founded12
36009469636,000 B.C.E.First potter's wheel developed, leading to faster, higher, quality pottery production13
36010114295,500 B.C.E.Çatal Hüyük at its peak after important production activities develop14
36009469655,000 B.C.E.End of Neolithic Age; Corn domesticated in Mesoamerica, a separate agricultural revolution15
36009874624,000 B.C.E.The beginning of the Bronze Age; the first metal tools are developed out of copper, soon replaced by bronze; Sumerians invade Mesopotamia16
36010193733,500 B.C.E.Cuneiform developed in the Middle East by the Sumerians17
36010286813,500-1,000 B.C.E.Civilization develops initially in the Middle East, Egypt, Northwestern India, and Northern China; most densely populated18
36010153473,000 B.C.E.Çatal Hüyük becomes a part of civilization; first copper industry in Europe, along the Danube valley, leads to such deforestation that fuel supply is destroyed and industry collapses; Egyptian civilization develops along the Nile19
36010500452,700 B.C.E.The first pyramids are constructed20
36009573422,500 B.C.E.Chinese settlers reach Taiwan, the Philippines, and Indonesia; Indus River Valley civilization develops in northwestern India, including Harappa and Mohenjo Daro cities21
36010413952,100 B.C.E.Indo-European peoples begin to invade from the north22
36009701072,000 B.C.E.Agriculture spreads to west Africa; Chinese develop advanced technology and elaborate intellectual life, horses, pottery;23
36010534481,800 B.C.E.The Babylonian empire rises24
36010545541,792-1,750 B.C.E.Rule of King Hammurabi of Babylon; earliest code of law introduced25
36020492261,700 B.C.E.Aryans take over of India; Indo-European invasions of Greek peninsula26
36010746161,600 B.C.E.Northern Chinese Shang conquered most of other tribes, established kingdom with capital in Ordos on the Huanghe; Babylonian empire collapses; Aryan invasions of India begin27
36009922431,500 B.C.E.Iron-working introduced by herding peoples who invaded the Middle East; Harappa falls; beginning of Vedic Age28
36020733851,400 B.C.E.Rise of Mycenae kingdom29
36010857831,300 B.C.E.Simplified Phoenician alphabet develops30
36010888731,200 B.C.E.Jewish people settle near the Mediterranean31
36010453171,200-900 B.C.E.Large political empires decline to smaller city-states or regional kingdoms due to conflict32
36019721991,029 B.C.EZhou dynasty emerges, language standardized33
36020678891,046 B.C.E.Shang empire collapsed34
36010572441,000 B.C.E.Kush empire develops, temporarily conquers Egypt; iron introduced in China; most river valley civilizations decline; Zhou dynasty takes over China; Phoenicians trade with Britain for metal; Chinese silk reaches Egypt; End of Vedic Age; Aryan invasions into India end; Epic Age begins; Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Upanishads composed; Polynesians reach Fiji, Samoa35
3601966658900s B.C.E.Zhou dynasty's loss of control over vassals leads to long period of political conflict and social turmoil in China36
3602074387800 B.C.E.Indo-Europeans destroy Mycenae kingdom; beginning of Roman empire; spread of Olmec civilization begins; domestication of turkeys and dogs begins; cultivation of corn and potatoes begins; rise of Greek city-states begins37
3601092289772 B.C.E.Jewish state dominated by a series of foreign rulers38
3667298568750 B.C.E.Armies from Kush conquer Egypt39
3601987883700 B.C.E.Zhou dynasty begins to decline in political infrastructure due to frequent invasions by nomadic peoples; Homer writes the Iliad and the Odyssey40
3602064888630 B.C.E.Birth of Zoroaster41
3667149828600 B.C.E.End of Epic Age; end of rise of Greek city-states42
3602020379563 B.C.E.Buddha is born43
3601970896551 B.C.E.Birth of Confucius44
3602054146550 B.C.E.Cyrus the Great forms the Persian Empire; Zoroaster dies45
3602054551509 B.C.E.Formation of the Roman Republic after Roman aristocrats drive out the monarchy46
3602006873500 B.C.E.Introduction of Laozi and Daoism; editing of the Five Classics47
3602064268500-449 B.C.E.Sparta and Athens cooperate to defeat Persian invasion48
3602088876496 B.C.E.Birth of Sophocles49
3602075763400s B.C.E.Pericles dominates Athenian politics50
3602021002483 B.C.E.Buddha dies51
3602065494478 B.C.E.Death of Confucius52
3602088056469 B.C.E.Birth of Socrates53
3602007569450 B.C.E.Chinese calendar developed; 12 Tables of Law developed54
3602057916431 B.C.E.Peloponnesian Wars begin55
3602089201406 B.C.E.Death of Sophocles56
3602089512404 B.C.E.Peloponnesian Wars end57
3601991589402-201 B.C.E.Era of the Warring States in China58
3602087384384 B.C.E.Birth of Aristotle59
3602058818359-336 B.C.E.Reign of Philip II of Macedonia60
3602060169338-323 B.C.E.Macedonian Empire, Alexander the Great61
3602019158327-325 B.C.E.Alexander the Great invades India62
3602024147323 B.C.E.Alexander the Great dies63
3602016883322 B.C.E.Reign of Chandragupta Maurya begins when he seizes power along the Ganges river, beginning of Mauryan dynasty; death of Aristotle64
3602003433300 B.C.E.Ox-drawn plows introduced; Hellenistic period begins; Axum defeats Kush Empire65
3602037237298 B.C.E.Reign of Chandragupta Maurya ends66
3654471911273 B.C.E.Reign of Ashoka begins67
3602078006264 B.C.E.Punic Wars begin68
3601986919258 B.C.E.Zhou dynasty collapses69
3654473293232 B.C.E.End of reign of Ashoka70
3601973412221 B.C.EQin Dynasty takes over after Shi Huangdi vanquishes all other rivals, Great Wall constructed, First Emperor71
3602038891220 B.C.E.Kushan reign over the Guptas collapses72
3601975946210 B.C.E.Death of Shi Huangdi, leads to decline of Qin dynasty73
3601977247207 B.C.E.Qin dynasty toppled by revolts led by two peasants74
3601961361202 B.C.EHan dynasty emerges75
3602079271146 B.C.E.Punic Wars end76
3601996325140-87 B.C.E.Rule of Wu Ti of the Han dynasty; spread of bureaucracy, Confuciansim, and examinations77
3602084993106 B.C.E.Birth of Cicero78
3602061254100 B.C.E.Hellenistic period ends79
360109267463 B.C.E.Romans seize the Jewish state80
360205063649 B.C.E.Julius Caesar becomes dictator of Rome81
360205102444 B.C.E.Julius Caesar assassinated82
360208531243 B.C.E.Death of Cicero83
360205150927 B.C.E.Augustus Caesar seizes power over Rome84
36020520704 B.C.E.Birth of Jesus85
36009811890 C.E.Northern Europeans and southern Africans convert to sedentary agriculture86
360208249614 C.E.End of Augustus Caesar87
360205281230 C.E.Jesus crucified88
360108074350 C.E.Paper invented in China89
360206158963 C.E.Forced dissolution of independent Jewish state by Romans90
3667175286100 C.E.Introduction of root crops to Southern Africa through trade91
3602062092180 C.E.Death of Marcus Aurelius; Roman Empire begins to decline92
3667179351200 C.E.Extensive agriculture practiced in Japan93
3601981935220 C.E.Han dynasty collapses; period of chaos in China begins94
3667183492227 C.E.Sassanid Empire begins in Persia95
3602080292284 C.E.Reign of Diocletian begins96
3667186430300 C.E.Ethiopia adopts Christianity97
3667188209305 C.E.Reign of Diocletian ends98
3602083290312 C.E.Reign of Constantine begins99
3602062894313 C.E.Constantine adopts Christianity100
3602022341319 C.E.Gupta empire founded in India101
3602083591337 C.E.Reign of Constantine ends102
3667194156370 C.E.Nomadic invasions of western Europe begin103
3667198732400 C.E.Growth of Mayan civilization; Polynesians reach Hawaii104
3602001542444 C.E.China develops an accurate calendar based on a 365.5 day year105
3667201941450 C.E.Huns begin to invade India106
3602048056476 C.E.Fall of Rome107
3667196578480 C.E.Nomadic invasions of western Europe end108
3602045281500s C.E.Kamasutra written by Vatsayana109
3667205952500 C.E.Buddhism takes root in east and southeast Asia; Ghana formed110
3602021632535 C.E.Gupta empire falls to Huns111
3667141235589 C.E.Period of chaos in China ends112
3667210785600 C.E.Beginning of Islam113
3667212460618 C.E.Glorious cultural period under Tang dynasty in China114
3667218313700 C.E.Shintoism unified into single national religion in Japan115
38205148911368 C.E.Ming dynasty comes to power in China; reign of Hongwu emperor begins116
36030794351386 C.E.Poland is formed117
38205247951390 C.E.Ming impose restrictions on overseas commerce118
38205211971398 C.E.Reign of Hongwu emperor ends119
38205281561403 C.E.Reign of Yungle emperor begins in China120
38205353191405 C.E.Zheng He begins expeditions from China to Southeast Asia, India, and east Africa121
38205316801424 C.E.Reign of the Yungle emperor ends122
38205423071433 C.E.End of Zheng He's expeditions123
36029656251440 C.E.Birth of Ivan III124
36449623341451 C.E.Birth of Isabella of Castile125
36031204061462 C.E.Ivan III frees much of Russia from the Tatars126
36029695231480 C.E.Moscow region free; Russian expansion presses south; Moctezuma II born127
36542931671484 C.E.Birth of Bartolome de Las Casas128
36448496671492 C.E.Fall of Granada; expulsion of the Jews from Castile; Columbus reaches the Caribbean129
36449757911493 C.E.Columbus's second expedition; beginnings of settlement in the Indies; exploration and settlement in the Caribbean begins130
36450160331494 C.E.Treaty of Tordesillas divides the Americas into east and west; Portugal gets east, Castile gets west131
38205485001498 C.E.Vasco de Gama opens the sea route around Africa to Asia132
36450212511500 C.E.Pedro Alvares Cabral lands in Brazil on his way to India133
38293307021502 C.E.Vasco de Gama leads a second expedition into Asian waters134
36449651981504 C.E.Death of Isabella of Castile135
36029668691505 C.E.Death of Ivan III136
38205515551507 C.E.Portuguese defeat combined Muslim war fleet near Diu off western India; begin to capture towns and build fortresses in Asia; capture Ormuz at southern end of Persian Gulf137
36542399011508 C.E.Settlement of Puerto Rico138
36543696731510 C.E.Francisco Vazquez de Coronado born; Portuguese capture Goa on western Indian coast139
36542412841511 C.E.Settlement of Cuba; Portuguese conquer Malacca on tip of Malayan peninsula140
36449922691519 C.E.Cortes begins conquest of Mexico141
36449904361520 C.E.Exploration and settlement in the Caribbean ends; death of Moctezuma II142
36542991411521 C.E.Tenochtitlan captured by Hernan Cortes, replaced with Mexico City143
36450008691524 C.E.End of Cortes' conquest of Mexico144
36543033201532 C.E.Francisco Pizarro leads men to the conquest of the Inca Empire145
36029968241533 C.E.Birth of Ivan IV; Cuzco, Peru, falls to Francisco Pizarro146
36543096501536 C.E.Buenos Aires founded147
36450279051541 C.E.Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valdivia148
36543138241540s C.E.Civil war breaks out in Peru; Francis Xavier makes mass converts in India149
36450114531540 C.E.Coronado begins exploration of southwestern United States150
36450295191542 C.E.Coronado ends exploration of southwestern United States151
36450338871549 C.E.Royal government established in Salvador and Brazil by Portuguese king; first Jesuit missionaries arrive in Spanish America152
36543159051550 C.E.Spanish king suspends all further conquests and holds debate on whether to resume them153
3646879888Mid-1500sThe enslavement of Native Americans, except those taken in war, is prohibited in most of Spanish America154
36029997291552 C.E.Russian expansion in Central Asia and western Siberia begins155
36543797311554 C.E.Death of Francisco Vazquez de Coronado156
36543785241556 C.E.Russian expansion in Central Asia and western Siberia ends157
36450378051580 C.E.Spain and Portugal become united under same rulers, Habsburg kings; Buenos Aires refounded158
36031685491571 C.E.Mongols raid Moscow159
38205659761573 C.E.End of Ashikaga shogunate; Reign of Wanli emperor begins160
38205812051580s C.E.Jesuits arrive in China161
36030033831584 C.E.Death of Ivan IV162
38205858401590 C.E.Hideyoshi unifies Japan163
38205879371592 C.E.First Japanese invasion of Korea164
38205921291597 C.E.Second Japanese invasion of Korea165
38205954641600s C.E.Dutch and British assault on Portuguese Empire in Asia; decline of Portuguese power166
38206011821603 C.E.Tokugawa shogunate established167
36030068181604-1613 C.E.Time of Troubles in Russia168
36030109091613 C.E.Romanov dynasty begins169
38206042881614 C.E.Christianity banned in Japan170
38206071991619 C.E.Dutch East India Company established at Batavia on Java171
38205734981620 C.E.Reign of Wanli emperor ends172
36450504521630 C.E.Dutch capture northeastern Brazil and control its sugarcane production173
36030855711637 C.E.Russian pioneers to Pacific174
38206124331640s C.E.Japan moves into self-imposed isolation175
36450444961640 C.E.Spain and Portugal no longer under same ruler, Habsburg king176
38206166271641 C.E.Dutch capture Malacca from Portuguese; Dutch confined to Deshima island off Nagasaki177
38206234161644 C.E.Nomadic Manchus put an end to Ming dynasty; Manchu Qing dynasty begins in China178
36030868261649 C.E.Law enacted making serfdom hereditary179
36528031971651 C.E.Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is born180
36450537051654 C.E.British take Jamaica; Dutch expelled from Brazil181
38206371421662 C.E.Reign of Kangxi emperor begins in China182
36542947361566 C.E.Death of Bartolome de Las Casas183
36527858961681 C.E.Recopilación formed for Spanish possessions in New World184
36030914451689 C.E.Peter the Great takes over Russia185
36450583001695 C.E.Gold discovered in Minas Gerais of Brazil; death of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz186
36537112821697 C.E.French take Haiti187
36030950061700 C.E.War between Russia and Sweden breaks out188
36537470521701 C.E.King Charles I dies without an heir189
36450616301702 C.E.War of the Spanish succession begins; Bourbon dynasty begins rule over Spain190
36030962121703 C.E.Founding of St. Petersburg191
36450693111713 C.E.War of the Spanish succession ends with the Treaty of Utrecht; fall of Bourbon dynasty192
36539244901720 C.E.Jose de Galvez is born193
36030997821721 C.E.War between Russia and Sweden ends194
38206397371722 C.E.Reign of Kangxi emperor ends195
36030340911724 C.E.Death of Peter the Great196
36030390411729 C.E.Birth of Catherine II197
38536393201730 C.E.Population Revolution198
36538695351739 C.E.New Spanish viceroyalty established in New Granada199
36450906971755 C.E.Marquis of Pombal becomes prime minister of Portugal; Dutch become paramount power on Java; Qing conquest of Mongolia200
36451135931756 C.E.Seven Years War begins201
36451098911759 C.E.Jesuits expelled from Brazil by Marquis of Pombal; Carlos III begins rule over Spain; Bourbon dynasty begins to reform202
36030433601762 C.E.Catherine II becomes empress; England seizes Havana from Spain203
36451169781763 C.E.End of Seven Years War; Brazilian capital moved to Rio de Janeiro204
36451306411767 C.E.Jesuits expelled from Spanish America205
38536477411770 C.E.Beginning of Industrial Revolution; James Watt invents steam engine206
36030491971772 C.E.First partition of Poland207
36030712621773-1774 C.E.Russian rebellions led by Cossack leader Emelian Pugachev208
36451041921776 C.E.Marquis of Pombal no longer prime minister of Portugal209
36538583221778 C.E.Ports opened in Spain and America for the West Indies trade; new Spanish viceroyalty established in Rio de la Plata210
36451388371781 C.E.Comunero revolt in New Granada; Tupac Amaru rebellion in Peru211
36031271741785 C.E.Law enacted by Catherine II allowing Russian landlords to punish harshly any serfs convicted of major crimes or rebellion212
36539263041787 C.E.Death of Jose de Galdez213
36451253631788 C.E.End of Spanish reign of Carlos III; Conspiracy for independence in Minas Gerais, Brazil; first convict settlement in Australia214
36030463331789 C.E.The French Revolution begins; George Washington becomes president215
38536634311790 C.E.Beginning of U.S. population decline216
36030521541793 C.E.Second partition of Poland; first free European settlers in Australia; radical phase of French Revolution begins217
38536605791794 C.E.Radical phase of French Revolution ends218
36030620031795 C.E.Third partition of Poland219
36030407511796 C.E.Death of Catherine II220
38536544561799 C.E.End of French Revolution; reign of Napoleon begins221
38536698201800 C.E.Romanticism in art and literature begins222
38536760651803 C.E.Louisiana Purchase223
38536768941810 C.E.Rise of democratic suffrage in U.S. begins224
36131799101812 C.E.Russia puts down the French armies of Napoleon225
38536681901815 C.E.End of the reign of Napoleon; Congress of Vienna ushers in a more conservative period in Europe226
38536845771820 C.E.227
38536805561826 C.E.Rise of democratic suffrage in U.S. ends228
38536720901850 C.E.End of Romanticism in art and literature229
36030130511917 C.E.End of Romanov dynasty230
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