History

  • 7000 BCE

    Nomads Roam Fertile Crescent

    Nomads Roam Fertile Crescent
  • 6800 BCE

    Jericho Walls Built

    Jericho Walls Built
  • 4000 BCE

    Start of Sumerian Civilization in Mesopotamia

    Start of Sumerian Civilization in Mesopotamia
  • 3200 BCE

    Cuneiform Created

    Cuneiform Created
  • 3000 BCE

    Epic of Gilgamesh

    Epic of Gilgamesh
    3000-1200 BC
  • 3000 BCE

    Old Kingdom - Egypt

    Old Kingdom - Egypt
    3000-2100 BC
  • 3000 BCE

    King Namar unites Upper & Lower Egypt

    King Namar unites Upper & Lower Egypt
  • 2690 BCE

    Huang Di rules China

    Huang Di rules China
  • 2550 BCE

    Great Pyramid Built

    Great Pyramid Built
    burial place of Cheops
  • 2334 BCE

    Sargon - King of city-state Kish

    Sargon - King of city-state Kish
  • 2200 BCE

    Peak Minoan Civilization

    Peak Minoan Civilization
    2200-1450 BC
  • 2040 BCE

    Middle Kingdom - Egypt

    Middle Kingdom - Egypt
    2040-1720 BC
  • 2000 BCE

    Harappan Civilization Peak

    Harappan Civilization Peak
    2000-1750 BC
  • 2000 BCE

    Abraham Alive

    Abraham Alive
  • 1980 BCE

    Amenhemet pharoah

    Amenhemet pharoah
    1980-1926 BC
  • 1861 BCE

    American Civil War

    American Civil War
    1861-1865 AD
  • 1792 BCE

    Hammurabi inherits throne of Babylon

    Hammurabi inherits throne of Babylon
  • 1766 BCE

    T'ang - King of China

    T'ang - King of China
  • 1750 BCE

    Leaving Indus Valley

    Leaving Indus Valley
  • 1750 BCE

    Mohenjo-Daro

    Mohenjo-Daro
  • 1600 BCE

    Joseph Alive

    Joseph Alive
  • 1567 BCE

    Ahmose expels Hyksos from Egypt

    Ahmose expels Hyksos from Egypt
  • 1524 BCE

    Thutomse I pharaoh of Egypt

    Thutomse I pharaoh of Egypt
  • 1500 BCE

    Aryan people enter India

    Aryan people enter India
  • 1473 BCE

    Hatshepsut Pharaoh of Egypt - woman!

    Hatshepsut Pharaoh of Egypt - woman!
    female Pharaoh!
  • 1450 BCE

    Mycenaeans in Crete

    Mycenaeans in Crete
  • 1450 BCE

    Moses

    Moses
  • 1357 BCE

    Tutankhamen (King Tut) born

    Tutankhamen (King Tut) born
    became king around 9 years old! 1357-1339 bc (18 yrs old)
  • 1353 BCE

    Queen Tiye reigns Egypt

    Queen Tiye reigns Egypt
  • 1300 BCE

    Spread of Assyrian Empire

    Spread of Assyrian Empire
    1300-1200 BC
  • 1200 BCE

    Olmec Civilization of Mexico

    Olmec Civilization of Mexico
    1200-900 BC
  • 1200 BCE

    Phoenician Civ. Peak! & (Greek Dark Ages)

    Phoenician Civ. Peak! & (Greek Dark Ages)
    1200-700 BC
  • 814 BCE

    Carthage first settled

    Carthage first settled
  • 800 BCE

    Homer alive

    Homer alive
  • 776 BCE

    Greek Olympics

    Greek Olympics
  • 750 BCE

    Greek City States Begin

    Greek City States Begin
  • 745 BCE

    Tiglath - Pileser III rules Assyria

    Tiglath - Pileser III rules Assyria
    745-727 BC
  • 700 BCE

    Earliest Persians

    Earliest Persians
  • 668 BCE

    Ashurbanipal's reign of Assyria

    Ashurbanipal's reign of Assyria
    668-627 BC
  • 605 BCE

    Nebudchadnezzar King Babylon

    Nebudchadnezzar King Babylon
    605-561 BC
  • 563 BCE

    Buddha Alive

    Buddha Alive
    563-483 BC
  • 559 BCE

    Cyrus the Great rules Medes & Persians

    Cyrus the Great rules Medes & Persians
    559-525 BC
  • 551 BCE

    Confucius Lives

    Confucius Lives
    551-479 BC
  • 539 BCE

    Babylon Falls to Persians

    Babylon Falls to Persians
  • 500 BCE

    Peak Aryan Empire in India

    Peak Aryan Empire in India
  • 500 BCE

    War against Persia by Greece

    War against Persia by Greece
  • 500 BCE

    Period of warring states in China begins

    Period of warring states in China begins
  • 490 BCE

    First Marathon run - Greece beats Persia

    First Marathon run - Greece beats Persia
  • 480 BCE

    Battle of Salmis

    Battle of Salmis
    Greece defeats Persia in large navy battle
  • 431 BCE

    Peloponnesian War begins

    Peloponnesian War begins
    431-404 BC
  • 338 BCE

    Macedonia's King Philip defeats Greece city-states

    Macedonia's King Philip defeats Greece city-states
  • 336 BCE

    Alexander the Great rule begins (Macedonia)

    Alexander the Great rule begins (Macedonia)
    336-323 BC
  • 321 BCE

    Mauryan Empire of India begins

    Mauryan Empire of India begins
    321-233 BC
  • 268 BCE

    Asoka rules India (Mauryan done after his death)

    Asoka rules India (Mauryan done after his death)
    268-233 BC
  • 264 BCE

    Punic Wars Begin

    Punic Wars Begin
    264-146 BC (first of several)
    Rome vs. Carthage (Carthaginian Wars)
  • 221 BCE

    Shi Huangdi unites China warring states

    Shi Huangdi unites China warring states
    also called Qin Zheng; started in 230 BC
  • 218 BCE

    Hannibal invades Italy

    Hannibal invades Italy
    elephants / Alps
  • 214 BCE

    China Great Wall Begins

    China Great Wall Begins
  • 212 BCE

    Qin Zheng burns books

    Qin Zheng burns books
  • 200 BCE

    Nazca civilization peak

    Nazca civilization peak
    Peru
    large line drawings
  • 100 BCE

    Julius Caesar born

    Julius Caesar born
  • 69 BCE

    Cleopatra born

    Cleopatra born
  • 55 BCE

    Caesar attacks Britain

    Caesar attacks Britain
    55-54 BC
  • 53 BCE

    Romulus & Remus - Rise of Rome

    Romulus & Remus - Rise of Rome
  • 44 BCE

    Caesar assassinated

    Caesar assassinated
    The Ides Of March
  • 27 BCE

    Caesar Augustus begins rule of Rome

    Caesar Augustus begins rule of Rome
    formerly known as Octavian
    joined Counsel in 43 BC
  • 3 BCE

    Jesus born

    Jesus born
    probable year
  • 14

    Caesar Augustus dies

    Caesar Augustus dies
  • 52

    Attila the Hun dies

    Attila the Hun dies
  • 54

    Nero rule of Rome begins

    Nero rule of Rome begins
    54-68 AD
  • 61

    Boadicea rebels against Rome (2 years)

    Boadicea rebels against Rome (2 years)
    61-63 AD
  • 70

    Temple in Jerusalem destroyed

    Temple in Jerusalem destroyed
  • 258

    Yamato Dynasty unites Japan

    Yamato Dynasty unites Japan
  • 286

    Diocletian splits Roman empire with Maximian

    Diocletian splits Roman empire with Maximian
    286-305 Roman Empire Split
  • 312

    Constantine reign begins

    Constantine reign begins
    312-337 AD
  • 395

    Roman Empire Splits into 2

    Roman Empire Splits into 2
  • 410

    Visigoths sack Rome

    Visigoths sack Rome
  • 449

    Anglo Saxon invasion of England

    Anglo Saxon invasion of England
  • 455

    Skandagupta rules Gupta Empire of India

    Skandagupta rules Gupta Empire of India
    455-467 AD
  • 475

    Romulus Augustus rules Western Roman Empire

    Romulus Augustus rules Western Roman Empire
    475-476 AD
  • 481

    Clovis unites the Franks/ Gaul

    Clovis unites the Franks/ Gaul
    became a Christian mid-battle
  • 482

    Justinian I rules Byzantine Empire

    Justinian I rules Byzantine Empire
    482-565 AD
  • 570

    Prophet Mohammed Alive

    Prophet Mohammed Alive
    570-632 AD
  • 581

    Yang Chien Unites North and South China

    Yang Chien Unites North and South China
  • 596

    St. Augustine of Canterbury alive

    St. Augustine of Canterbury alive
    Christianity brought to England
  • 617

    Yangdi killed / Sui dynasty over after 2 generations

    Yangdi killed / Sui dynasty over after 2 generations
  • 618

    Golden Age of China - Li Yuan - Tang Dynasty

    Golden Age of China - Li Yuan - Tang Dynasty
    began golden age of China - over 300 years
  • 632

    Spread of Islamic Empire

    Spread of Islamic Empire
    632-661 AD
  • 715

    Tariq / Islam takes over Spain (Moors)

    Tariq / Islam takes over Spain (Moors)
  • 732

    Charles Martel wins battle of Tours against Muslim invaders

    Charles Martel wins battle of Tours against Muslim invaders
    the Hammer!
  • 771

    Charlemagne Rules

    Charlemagne Rules
    Charles the Great
  • 887

    Viking Invasion / Normandy

    Viking Invasion / Normandy
  • 989

    Leif Ericson comes to North America

    Leif Ericson comes to North America
  • 1096

    First Crusade

    First Crusade
  • 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta
  • 1346

    bubonic plague / black death

    bubonic plague / black death
    1346-1353
  • 1412

    Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc
  • 1455

    War of Roses

    War of Roses
  • 1473

    Nicholaus Copernicus

    Nicholaus Copernicus
    figured out we revolve around the sun, not earth
  • Tree in the Trail Cottonwood

    Tree in the Trail Cottonwood
  • Slavery begins in America

    Slavery begins in America
  • George Washington

    George Washington
  • start of Shang Dynasty (-1122)

    start of Shang Dynasty (-1122)
    1766-1122 BC
  • Abraham Lincoln Born

    Abraham Lincoln Born
  • David Livingstone born

    David Livingstone born
  • Harriet Tubman born

    Harriet Tubman born
  • Gladys Aylward

    Gladys Aylward
  • Rosa Parks born

    Rosa Parks born
  • King Tut's tomb discovered

    King Tut's tomb discovered
  • Martin Luther King Jr. born

    Martin Luther King Jr. born
  • Montgomery Civil Rights Bus Boycott

    Montgomery Civil Rights Bus Boycott
    1955-1956 AD
  • First Human Orbits Earth

    First Human Orbits Earth
  • Civil Rights Act Passed

    Civil Rights Act Passed
  • First Moon Landing

    First Moon Landing
  • 2020

    2020
    George Floyd Died