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100,001 BCE
Beginning of Homo Genus
The last common ancestor between chimps and humans, it evolved about 3 million years ago. -
100,000 BCE
Use of Fire
The Homo Erectus started using fire to stay warm and cook food. -
50,000 BCE
Homo Sapiens Reign
The Homo Sapiens emerges and survives because of their communication skills that still help us today. -
40,000 BCE
Use of Fire
Homo Erectus started using fire and this was a great technological advancement because now they can stay warm and cook food. -
10,000 BCE
Agricultural Revolution
Men lived in small groups of people, and they started growing crops to stay in one place and feed everyone. -
8000 BCE
Migration to America
The humans crossed the Bering Strait to reach America. A place where they evolved and used several new resources. -
8000 BCE
Stone Age
Humans started using rocks to make houses and tools. -
5500 BCE
Invention of Writing
Allowed better communication. Now they could store information through time. -
5000 BCE
Bronze Age
They melted bronze to make longer lasting and more efficient tools. -
3000 BCE
Iron Age
Great Civilizations appear, like the Roman and Greek empires. The main religions appear: Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism -
33
Christianity Emerges
After the death of Jesus, the religion starts spreading. -
1000
Medieval Age
The main Kingdoms of Europe become superpowers, such as France, England and Spain. -
1300
Commercial Revolution
Commerce between cities and reigns leads to economic growth and so a population growth as well. -
1400
Renaissance
After the Black Death plague, the people became optimistic again and focused on art and science -
1492
Exploration Age
Main Kingdoms of Europe want to conquer the world so they start looking for other routes to Asia and end up discovering America. -
Scientific Revoltion
Mathematics, Chemistry and Astronomy have new discoveries and advancements. -
Enlightment Age
Democracy starts. Various cultural movements. American countries start their independence wars. -
Industrial Revolution
Mass production is invented in factories. Selling things becomes easier and people's jobs start getting taken by machines. -
First World War
First time a War involved so many countries, a sign of globalization. The technology we had like the machine gun made killing easier so a lot of people died. -
Second World War
Nazis try to take over the world. The two first nuclear bombs are dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, showing that men are ready to play god. -
Digital Era
Everything is digital. Electronic devices become an everyday use. The invention of the internet makes communication faster than ever. The digital economy becomes as important as phisical economy. The mass consumption has deep effects on the planet's ecosystem.
