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200,000 BCE
The Emergence of Humans
Anatomically modern humans evolved from Archaic humans in the Middle Paleolithic, about 200,000 years ago. The emergence of anatomically modern human marks the dawn of the subspecies Homo sapiens sapiens, i.e. the subspecies of Homo sapiens that includes all modern humans. -
3500 BCE
Civilization Arises in Mesopotamia
Widely considered to be one of the cradles of civilization by the Western world, Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires, all native to the territory of modern-day Iraq. In the Iron Age, it was controlled by the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires. -
610 BCE
Islam founded by Muhammad
Muhammad was born in 570, Mecca, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died June 8, 632, Medina) founder of the religion of Islam, accepted by Muslims throughout the world as the last of the prophets of God -
Period: 476 BCE to 313 BCE
Fall of Rome
In 476 C.E. Romulus, 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. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more. -
Period: 221 BCE to 210 BCE
First Emperor of China
Qin Shi Huang was the founder of the Qin dynasty and was the first emperor of China. He was born Ying Zheng or Zhao Zheng, a prince of the state of Qin. -
Period: Nov 17, 1492 to Nov 18, 1502
The Great Voyage of Discovery
The Age of Discovery or Age of Exploration from the 15th century to the 18th century, is an informal and loosely defined European historical period marking the time period in which extensive overseas exploration emerged as a powerful factor in European culture and the beginning of globalization. It also marks the rise of the period of widespread belief in Europe of the philosophies of Colonialism and Mercantilism and their abuses.
