-
14,500 BCE
Migration to Americas
Asian migrants cross Bering Land and enter North America -
6500 BCE
Agriculture in Americas
Beginning of agriculture in Americas, including the maize production. -
5000 BCE
Settlement in Mesoptamia
First settlements in Mesopotamia -
3500 BCE
Invention of the wheel
First wheel was created -
3200 BCE
Writing was formed
Invention of writing in Mesopotamia -
3118 BCE
Egypt Unites
Upper and lower kingdoms of Egypt united by King Menes. -
2600 BCE
Egyptian Pyramids
First Egyptian pyramid Constructed -
2500 BCE
Indus Valley Civilization
Development process began -
2200 BCE
Bronze in China
Chinese learn how to make bronze -
2000 BCE
Camel
Camel domesticated in Somalia -
1775 BCE
Code of Hammurabi's
King Hammurabi's Code created law code -
1050 BCE
Phoenician Alphabet
Created -
814 BCE
Carthage in North Africa
City of Carthage founded in Tunisia -
551 BCE
Confucianism
Confucius develops Confucianism -
332 BCE
Alexander in Egypt
Egypt was conquered by Alexander -
214 BCE
Great Wall
Great Wall in China construction begins -
196 BCE
Rosetta Stone
Inscribed -
150 BCE
Roman Architectural Revolution
Roman Concrete Invented -
50
Mayan Writing
Maya civilization leave first written records in Western Hemisphere -
105
Paper
Paper is invented by Imperial Court official Cai Lun -
300
Mayan Civilization Thrives
Classical Mayan Period -
320
Gupta Empire
Established in India, Hinduism becomes major religion of empire -
350
Bantu Civilization
Bantu tribes arrive in Zambia -
486
Buddha
Buddha is born -
Apr 14, 700
Islam in Africa
Islam sweeps through North Africa -
Apr 14, 800
Vikings in Russia
Scandinavian Vikings est. forts at Kiev and Novogorod -
Apr 14, 988
Russia to Christianity
Vladamir converts Russia to Easter Orthodox Church -
Apr 14, 1000
Gun Powder
Invented by Song Dynasty in China -
Apr 14, 1095
Crusades
The first Crusade begins -
Apr 14, 1168
Aztecs Civilization
Aztecs enter and later control Central Valley of Mexico -
Apr 14, 1200
Firearms appear
invented in China -
Apr 14, 1200
Monguls conquer Russia
Genghis Khan leads the Monguls into Russia -
Apr 14, 1440
Printing Press
invented by Johannes Gutenburg -
Apr 14, 1492
Columbus makes history
Lands in the Bahamas -
Apr 14, 1500
Portuguese in Brazil
The Portuguese enter Brazil -
Apr 14, 1519
Spanish Aztecs
Spanish conquer the Aztecs -
Apr 14, 1543
Scientific Revolution
Emergence of Modern Science -
Apr 14, 1547
First Czar
Ivan IV becomes the first Czar of Russia -
African Slave Trade
African Slaves begin being transported across the Atlantic -
Eric The Red
Vikings in Alaska started fur trade with Russia -
Self Igniting Match
Invented by Gean Cahncel in Paris -
Steam Engine locomotive created
George Stephenson Created first Steam Engine Locomotive in Europe -
End of WWI
Germany signs Armistice -
WWII ended
Truman dropped Atomic Bomb on Japan -
India's Independence
India's independence from Great Britain