emergence of humans

civilization arises in Mesopotamia

3500 BCE

Widely considered to be one of the cradles of civilization by the Western world, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires, all native to the territory of modern-day Iraq.

emergence of humans

2900 BCE

evolved from archaic humans in the Middle Paleolithic, about 200,000 years ago.

the great voyages of discovery

1492 BCE

During the first half of the 15th century, the Portuguese were encouraged by Prince Henry the Navigator to explore the coasts of Africa. In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed further west into the Atlantic Ocean and discovered islands that he thought were close to Asia.

fall of Rome

467 BCE

n the late fourth century, the Western Roman Empire crumbled after a nearly 500-year run as the world’s greatest superpower.

first emperor of china

259 BCE

Qin Shi Huang was the founder of the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor of China. He was born Ying Zheng or Zhao Zheng, a prince of the state of Qin.

islam founded by muhammad

Nov 18, 2016

in full Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim born 570, Mecca, Arabia now in Saudi Arabia died June 8, 632, Medina founder of the religion of Islam accepted by Muslims throughout the world as the last of the prophets of God.