History Timeline

  • Egypt unites
    3000 BCE

    Egypt unites

    Kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt unite
  • Temple platforms are built in Peru
    2400 BCE

    Temple platforms are built in Peru

    The Temple of the Moon is an Incan ceremonial temple on Huayna Picchu.
  • Middle Kingdom of Egypt begins
    2050 BCE

    Middle Kingdom of Egypt begins

    The Middle Kingdom was a time of achievements for the ancient Egyptians. Art took on new technique, like the block style.
  • Development of Chinese Writing Greeks colonize the Mediterranean
    2000 BCE

    Development of Chinese Writing Greeks colonize the Mediterranean

    Ancient Chinese writing evolved from the practice of divination during the Shang Dynasty.\
  • Development of Chinese Writing
    2000 BCE

    Development of Chinese Writing

    Ancient Chinese writing evolved from the practice of divination during the Shang Dynasty
  • Reign of Queen Hatshepsut begins
    1503 BCE

    Reign of Queen Hatshepsut begins

    She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, after Sobekneferu.
  • Akhenaton and Nefertiti begin their rule.
    1350 BCE

    Akhenaton and Nefertiti begin their rule.

    Akhenaten was pharaoh of Egypt who reigned over the country for about 17 years.
  • Greeks colonized the Mediterranean
    750 BCE

    Greeks colonized the Mediterranean

    These colonies were founded to provide a release for Greek over population, land hunger, and political unrest.
  • Muhammad is born
    570 BCE

    Muhammad is born

    Muhammad was the founder of Islam and the proclaimer of the Qur an, Islams sacred scripture.
  • Buddha is born
    566 BCE

    Buddha is born

    Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. In the famous gardens of Lumbini
  • CONFUCIUS IS BORN
    551 BCE

    CONFUCIUS IS BORN

    Confucius is known as the first teacher in China who wanted to make education broadly available and who was instrumental in establishing the art of teaching as a vocation.
  • Roman Republic is established
    509 BCE

    Roman Republic is established

    Once free, the Romans established a republic, a government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf.
  • Adena mounds are built in Ohio
    500 BCE

    Adena mounds are built in Ohio

    Adena earthworks were often built as part of their burial rituals, in which the earth of the earthwork was piled immediately atop a burned mortuary building
  • Han Dynasty begins in China
    206 BCE

    Han Dynasty begins in China

    Is known its long reign and its achievements, which included the development of the civil service and government structure
  • Julius Caesar is killed
    44 BCE

    Julius Caesar is killed

    Julius Caesar transformed Rome from a republic to an empire, grabbing power through ambitious political reforms.
  • Paper invented in China
    100

    Paper invented in China

    Paper was used for many things in ancient China including books, writing paper, maps, money, packaging, hats, and screens.
  • Roman Empire Falls
    476

    Roman Empire Falls

    The last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome.
  • Height of Mayan Civilization
    500

    Height of Mayan Civilization

    Mesoamerican civilization developed by the Maya peoples, and noted for its logosyllabic script. (A.D 250 to 900)
  • Islam spreads to North Africa
    600

    Islam spreads to North Africa

    Islam first came to Africa with Muslim refugees fleeing persecution in the Arab peninsula.
  • Arab traders brought paper from China
    800

    Arab traders brought paper from China

    Traders brought things from all over Europe and Asia to the Islamic Empire. From China, they brought silk for fancy dresses, paper, furs and etc.
  • Song Dynasty began in China
    960

    Song Dynasty began in China

    The great artistic achievements that it encouraged and, in part, subsidized.
  • English Magna Carta signed
    1215

    English Magna Carta signed

    The Magna Carta is a document guaranteeing English political liberties that was drafted at Runnymede.
  • Incan Empire Founded
    1438

    Incan Empire Founded

    The Inca civilization is known for creating the largest empire ever seen in the America, their impressive agricultural techniques, and their art and architecture which uniquely combined geometrical stonework with the natural landscape/
  • Incan Empire founded
    1438

    Incan Empire founded

    The Inca Empire was a vast empire that flourished in the Andean region of South America from the early 15th century
  • Columbus reaches the Caribbean
    1492

    Columbus reaches the Caribbean

    For months, Columbus sailed from island to island in what we now know as the Caribbean, looking for the “pearls, precious stones, gold, silver, spices, and other objects.
  • Declaration of Independence signed

    Declaration of Independence signed

    Voting on the Declaration of Independence. After much debate, the Second Continental Congress ultimately agreed to the Deceleration of Independence.
  • President Lincoln is killed

    President Lincoln is killed

    A supporter of slavery, Booth (The Killer) believed that Lincoln was determined to overthrow the Constitution and to destroy his beloved South
  • WW2 Begins

    WW2 Begins

    Hitlers invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, making the Beginning of WW2
  • Berlin Wall falls

    Berlin Wall falls

    It was brought about by political reforms inside the Soviet bloc, escalating pressure from the people of Eastern Europe and ultimately, confusion over an East German directive to open the border
  • Soviet Union breaks apart

    Soviet Union breaks apart

    Gorbachev's decision to allow elections with a multi-party system and create a presidency for the Soviet Union began a slow process of democratization
  • Nelson Mandela elected President of South Africa

    Nelson Mandela elected President of South Africa

    Mandela and de Klerk efforts to negotiate an end to apartheid, which resulted in the 1994 multiracial general election in which Mandela led the ANC to victory and became president.