Dates of World History
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- 40,000-12,000 BCE
- Paleolithic Era: Nomadic tribes of hunter-gatherers roam Africa, Europe, Asia, and Mid-East
- 8000 BCE
- Farming villages spread around Mediterranean and Persian Gulf
- 3500 BCE
- Height of Sumerian civilization
- 3100 BCE
- King Menes uniifes and rules Upper and Lower Egypt
- 2000 BCE
- Indus valley civilization in India
- 1792-1750 BCE
- King Hammurabi extends Kingdom of Babylonia
- 1600-1050 BCE
- Shang dynasty in China
- 1500 BCE
- Fall of Indus civilization
- 1050-480 BCE
- Zhou Dynasty in China
- 1000-900 BCE
- King David in Israel, succeeded by Solomon
- 540 BCE
- Rise of Persian Empire under Cyrus II (the Great); 538 BCE conquers Babylonia
- 510/509 BCE
- Etruscans expelled from Rome; republic is founded
- 431-404 BCE
- Peloponessian War
- 334-331 BCE
- Alexander the Great invades Persian Empire; takes Egypt, founds Alexandria; conquers Mesopotamia
- 323 BCE
- Alexander dies; empire divided
- 321-280 BCE
- Mauryan Empire expands through subcontinent
- 264-241 BCE
- Romans defeat Carthage in North Africa in First Punic War; take Sicily
- 220-206 BCE
- Chine: Han Dynasty begins
- 147-146 BCE
- Third Punic War; Romans take Carthage
- 60 BCE
- First triumvirate established
- 44 BCE
- Julius Caesar assassinated; 43 BCE Second Triumvirate formed
- 27 BCE
- Octavian becomes Augustus, Roman Emperor
- 27 BCE - 180 AD
- Pax Ramana
- 5000-3000 BCE
- Copper AGe
- 3200 BCE
- Bronze Age begins in Middle EAst
- 1600 BCE
- Hittites (Asia) make first iron works
- 1200 BCE
- Iron Age in Europe
- 3400 BCE
- Sumerians develop written language
- 2550-2525 BCE
- Construction of Great Pyramids in Egypt
- 1780 BCE
- Hammurabi's Legal Code
- 1100 BCE
- Phoenician alphabet
- 776 BCE
- Founding of Olympic Games
- 604-531 BCE
- Lao Tzu, founder of Taoism
- 563-483 BCE
- Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha
- 551-479 BCE
- Confucius
- 330 BCE
- Hellenistic Period begins
- 256 BCE
- Buddhism becomes state religion in Mauryan empire (India)
- 215 BCE
- Great Wall of China constructed
- 4 BCE- 30 CE
- Jesus Christ
- 138-180 CE
- Emperors Antonius Pius and Marcus Aurelius
- 300 CE
- Rise of Ghana as trading power in West Africa
- 312 CE
- Constantine becomes Roman emperor, converts to Christianity
- 313 CE
- Edict of Milan declares toleration of Christians in Roman Empire
- 320 CE
- Chandragupta first Gupta emperor in India
- 330 CE
- Constantine moves capitol of empire to constantinople (Greek Byzantium)
- 395 CE
- India: Height of Gupta empire
- 476 CE
- End of west Roman Empire: Odoacer overthrows Romulus Augustulus
- 527 CE
- Constantinople: Justinian becomes Emperor; Byzantine Empire begins, Roman Empire ends
- 550 CE
- Buddhism introduced in Japan
- 618 CE
- China: Tang Dynasty founded
- 622 CE
- Muhammad's flight marks first year of Muslim calendar
- 771-800 CE
- Charlemagne expands Frankish control through Germany, Spain, Italy
- 794 CE
- Japain: heian period begins
- 843 CE
- Treaty of Verdun divides Frankish empire
- 907 CE
- Civil war ends Tang Dynasty in China
- 960 CE
- Reunification of Cihna; Song Dynasty begins
- 1000 CE
- Vikings sight land in North America
- 325 CE
- Council of Nicea establishes Christian doctrine
- 570-632 CE
- Life of Muhammad
- 845 CE
- Chinese state returns to Confucianism, bans Buddhism
- 972 CE
- University founded at Cairo