History Timeline

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  • 40,000 BCE

    Clovis People

    First ancient tribe to appear on our continent.
  • 10,000 BCE

    The Stone Age

    Divided into 3 periods (old stone, middle stone, and new stone).
  • 8000 BCE

    The Neolithic Revolution

    Hunters and gatherers settled down into villages, and began farming and domesticating animals.
  • 3500 BCE

    The Bronze and Iron Ages

    Cities built and empires began to emerge
  • 3500 BCE

    Egyptian Empire

    King Narmar- king of lower Egypt at this time.
  • 2686 BCE

    The Old Kingdom

    A period of prosperity
    "The age of the pyramids"
    King Djoser
  • 2330 BCE

    The Sumerian Empire

    Founded by King Sargon of Akkad. First to introduce imperialism.
  • 2220 BCE

    Akkadian Empire collapsed

    Noram-Sin died.
  • 2220 BCE

    The Babylonian Empire

    Central-southern Mesopotamia. Following the collapse of the Akkadian Empire.
  • 2000 BCE

    The Mayan Empire

    Art, architecture, mathematical and astronomical systems.
    Pre-columbian Empire.
    Temples made.
  • 2000 BCE

    The Middle Kingdom

    The cult of Osiris rose to dominate Egyptian popular religion
    Period of weak kings
  • 1792 BCE

    Hammurabi crowned king of Babylon

    Proceeded to defeat and control the rest of the Sumerian city-states.
  • 1767 BCE

    The Townshend Acts

    Champagne Charlie.
    Raise revenue in the Colonies.
  • 1754 BCE

    French and Indian War

    "Seven Years War"
  • 1700 BCE

    The Greeks

    The Minoans- Island of Crete
  • 1621 BCE

    The Mayflower

    Ended up in Massachusetts.
    Plymouth Colony.
  • 1619 BCE

    The First American Slaves

    Arrived in Virginia.
    From the kingdom of Ndongo in Angola.
  • 1619 BCE

    The Beginning of Colonial Government

    First representative government- Jamestown.
    Set a price for tobacco.
  • 1613 BCE

    John Rolfe

    Brought tobacco to Virginia.
  • 1609 BCE

    New Amsterdam

    "Manhattan Island"
  • 1608 BCE

    Captain John Smith

    Colony leader.
    "No work, no food" policy.
  • 1607 BCE

    Jamestown, Virginia

    First permanent English Colony
  • 1600 BCE

    The Shang Dynasty

    First recorded Chinese dynasty.
  • 1585 BCE

    The lost colony of Roanoke, Viginia

    Established English foothold in America.
  • 1550 BCE

    The Phoenicians

    Commercial empire. Was on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean during the late Bronze age
  • 1550 BCE

    The New Kingdom

    Rome conquered Egypt.
  • 1500 BCE

    The Tainos

    First people Columbus encountered
    Hunting, agriculture,and fishing
  • 1500 BCE

    The columbian exchange

    Widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human population, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries.
  • 1492 BCE

    Columbus

    Set foot on Main Land of North and South America on his 4th voyage.
  • 1478 BCE

    Spanish Inquisition

    Desire to create religious unity and weaken political authorities.
  • 1397 BCE

    The Black Plague

    Hit Europe during the Dark ages.
    Sailors were found dead on ship.
    "Black death"
  • 1325 BCE

    The Aztec Empire

    Migrated to Mexico
  • 1300 BCE

    The Renaissance

    Recall and glorify the culture of Greece and Rome
  • 1300 BCE

    The Inca Empire

    Western coast of South America
  • 1254 BCE

    Marco Polo

    Brought resources from China to Europe.
  • 1100 BCE

    The Greek Dark Age

    After Trojan War and the Civil war the country was weak.
    Dorians took over.
  • 1095 BCE

    The Crusades

    Rome called for a war to take back the Holy Land from the empire of Islam.
  • 1046 BCE

    The fall of Shang Dynasty

    King killed by Zhou kingdom.
  • 874 BCE

    Icelandic Age

    Island had been claimed.
  • 800 BCE

    The Roman Empire

    Greek ships arrived in Italy
    Discovered Etruscans living there
  • 800 BCE

    The Vikings in North America

    There was shortage of good farmland.
  • 793 BCE

    The Vikings

    Invaded Britain
    Ship Builders
  • 750 BCE

    The Archaic period

    Development of art (pottery and sculpture).
    Advancements in political theory.
  • 570 BCE

    Muhammed

    Profet of an entire worldwide faith (Islam)
  • 525 BCE

    The Persian Empire

    Cambyses came to power. The largest empire in human history.
  • 500 BCE

    The Classical Period

    Greeks had conflict with kingdom of Persia to the east.
  • 481 BCE

    Clovis

    Leader of the Franks
  • 455 BCE

    The Dark Ages

    Following the decline of the Roman Empire.
  • 340 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    Became king at age 20.
    Father was killed.
    Set out to conquer Persian Empire.
  • 49 BCE

    The Roman Civil War

    Caesar began civil war with an illegal military.
  • 30 BCE

    End of Egyptian Empire

    Nile Valley was conquered.

  • English Bill of Rights

  • Sugar Act

  • Stamp Act

  • Boston Tea Party

    Overtaken by The Sons of Liberty- dumped tea overboard.

  • First Continental Congress

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Samuel Adams and John Hancock captured.

  • American Revolutionary War

  • Bunker Hill

    Took place on Breed's Hill. Americans attacked the British.

  • Declaration of Independence

  • Battle of Saratoga (NY) Victory

  • U.S. Constitution

    Describes how the U.S. government would look. Provides 3 branches.

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Secretary of State.
    1796- Vice President.
    President.

  • President George Washington

    1st President.

  • The Cotton Gin

    Built by Eli Whitney. Removed seeds from cotton plants. They were used by slaves.

  • President John Adams

  • Louisiana Territory

    Purchased by Jefferson from France.

  • Indian Tribe Removal

    Relocated to Louisiana territory.
    Jefferson.

  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Explore the New West

  • Sacagawea

    Joined Lewis and Clark

  • The War of 1812

    James Madison was President. The war was caused by economic sanction.

  • Treaty of Ghent

    Officially ended The War of 1812. The U.S. did not gain or lose territory.

  • The Battle of New Orleans

    Andrew Jackson's army defeated the British.

  • Indian removal act

    "Indian colonization zone". Indian territory located in present-day Oklahoma.

  • Trail of Tears

    Made journey on foot to Indian territory.

  • Dakota Uprising

    Treaty of Traverse de Sioux. Said Dakota would cede their Minnesota and Dakota lands to the U.S. government.

  • The Tea Act

    Reduce the massive surplus of tea held by British East India company.

  • The Civil War

    Northern Victory that ended the institution of slavery.

  • Fort Sumter

    Confederate army opened fire.

  • Battle of Wood Lake

  • Reconstruction

    Rebuilding of the South after the war.

  • Radical Reconstruction

    Slaves given rights as voters and gained a voice in government.

  • Custers Last Stand

    Battle of Little Big Horn

  • Wounded Knee

    Massacre on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian reservation.

  • Spanish Civil War