Timeline project By Klang123 3000 BCE Egypt unites 2400 BCE Temple platforms 2050 BCE Middle Kingdom of Egypt begins 2000 BCE Development of Chinese writing 1503 BCE Reign of queen Hatshepsut begins 1350 BCE Akhenaton and Nefertiti begin their rule 900 BCE Greeks colonize the Mediterranean 566 BCE Buddha is born 551 BCE Confucius is born 509 BCE Roman republic is established 500 BCE Adena mounds are built in Ohio 221 BCE China has their first emperor 206 BCE Han dynasty begins in china 44 BCE Julius Caesar is killed 100 Paper invited into china 476 Roman Empire falls 500 Height of Mayan civilization 800 Arab traders brought paper from china 960 Song dynasty began in china 1492 Columbus reaches the Caribbean 1895 President Lincoln is killed 1930 WW2 begins 1994 Nelson Mandela elected president of South Africa