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14,500 BCE
Migration to Americas
Asian migrants cross Bering Land bridge and enter North America. -
6500 BCE
Agriculture in Americas
Beginnings of agriculture in Americas, including maize production. -
5000 BCE
Settlement in Mesopotamia
First settlements in Mesopotamia -
3500 BCE
Wheel
Wheel in first created -
3200 BCE
Writing
Invention of writing in Mesopotamia -
3118 BCE
Egypt Unites
Upper and Lower kingdoms of Egypt united by King Menes. -
2700 BCE
Silk
Process to make silk is created in China. -
2600 BCE
Egyptian Pyramids
First Egyptian pyramid constructed -
2500 BCE
Indus Valley Civilization
Development -
2200 BCE
Bronze in China
Chinese learn how to make bronze. -
2000 BCE
Camel
Camel domesticated in Somalia -
1775 BCE
Code of Hammurabi
King Hammurabi's Code created law code -
1050 BCE
Phoenician Alphabet
Created -
814 BCE
Carthage
City of Carthage founded in Tunisia. -
551 BCE
Confucius
Confucius is born -
551 BCE
Confucianism
Confucius develops confucianism. -
332 BCE
Alexander in Egypt
Egypt conquered by Alexander -
214 BCE
Great Wall
Work on the Great Wall of China begins -
196 BCE
Rosetta Stone
Inscribed -
150 BCE
Roman Architectural Revolution
Roman Concrete Invented -
50
Mayan Writing
Maya 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
Bantu tribes arrive in Zambia -
486
Buddha
Buddha is born -
Apr 1, 622
Hijrah
Muhammed makes his pilgrimage to Mecca -
Apr 1, 700
Islam in Africa
Islam sweeps through North Africa -
Apr 1, 800
Vikings in Russia
Scandinavian Vikings establish forts at Kiev and Novogorod -
Apr 1, 988
Russia to Christianity
Vladamir converts Russia to Eastern Orthodox Church -
Apr 1, 1000
Gun Powder
Invented by Song Dynasty (China) -
Apr 1, 1095
Crusades
The First Crusade begins -
Apr 1, 1168
Aztecs Appear
Aztecs enter and later control Central Valley of Mexico. -
Apr 1, 1200
Monguls conquer Russia
Ghengis Khan leads the Monguls into Russia -
Apr 1, 1200
Firearms
Invented in China -
Apr 1, 1440
Printing Press
Created by Johannes Gutenberg -
Apr 1, 1492
Columbus
Columbus makes landfall in the Bahamas -
Apr 22, 1500
Portuguese in Brazil
The Portuguese enter Brazil -
Apr 1, 1519
Spanish Aztecs
Spanish conquer the Aztecs -
Apr 1, 1526
Mojul Empire
Established, unified North and South India for the first time. -
Apr 1, 1543
Scientific Revolution
Emergence of modern science. -
Apr 1, 1547
First Czar
Ivan IV becomes the first Czar of Russia -
Taj Mahal
Shah Jahan begins construction on Taj Mahal in India -
African Slave Trade
African slaves begin being transported across the Atlantic -
Russian Empire
Czar Peter the Great lays foundation of Russian Empire -
Self-Igniting Match
Invented by Gean Cahncel in Paris