TIMELINE of Major World Events

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c. 10,000 B.C.

Agriculture Develops

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c. 3,500 B.C.

Horses Domesticated

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c. 3,500 B.C.

Writing Developed

c. 3,500 B.C. Writing, a medium of human communication representing languages and emotions through signs and symbols, develops independently in 4 different areas – Mesopotamia (c. 3,500 B.C.), Egypt (c. 3,100 B.C.), the Indus Valley (c. 2,600 B.C.), and the Yellow River (c. 1,700 B.C.). Please share if you found…
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c. 3,300 B.C.

Bronze Age

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c. 3,300 B.C.

Indus Valley Civilization

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c. 2,686 B.C.

Egypt Old Kingdom

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c. 2,500 B.C.

Phoenicia

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c. 2,334 B.C.

Akkadian Empire

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c. 2,181 B.C.

Egypt, Old Kingdom Ends

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c. 2,154 B.C.

Akkadian Empire Ends

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c. 2,134 B.C.

Egypt, Kingdom of

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c. 2,070 B.C.

Xia Dynasty (China)

c. 2,070 B.C. The Xia dynasty possibly rules along the Yellow River in China. Shrouded in mystery, myth, and legend, subsequent Chinese governments traced their history to the Xia dynasty. No written records survive from this civilization, but some archeological evidence suggests the Xia dynasty may have been real. Please…
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c. 2,025 B.C.

Old Assyrian Empire

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c. 2,000 B.C.

Chariot Developed

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c. 1,792 B.C.

Babylonian Empire

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c. 1690 B.C.

Egypt, Kingdom ends

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c. 1,650 B.C.

Hyksos in Egypt

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c. 1,600 B.C.

Hittite Empire

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c. 1,600 B.C.

Mycenean Greek Civilization

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c. 1,600 B.C.

Shang Dynasty (China)

c. 1,600 B.C. The semi-mythical Xia Dynasty ends, and the Shang Dynasty arises to rule over the Yellow River Valley. Please share if you found this post informative.

c. 1,550 B.C.

Egypt

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c. 1,500 B.C.

Vedic Period of India

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c. 1,393 B.C.

Old Assyrian Empire Ends

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c. 1,392 B.C.

Middle Assyrian Empire

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c. 1,300 B.C.

Indus Valley Civilization Ends

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c. 1,274 B.C.

Battle of Kadesh

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c. 1,200 B.C.

Iron Age

c. 1,200 B.C. The Iron Age(c. 1,200 B.C.) The Iron Age(c. 1,200 B.C.) The Iron Age begins in the Ancient Near East, the Aegean, and India. The Iron Age would begin later in Italy and the Balkans (c. 1,100 B.C.), Eastern Europe (c. 900 B.C.), Central Europe and Great Britain... more begins in the Ancient Near East, the Aegean, and India. The Iron Age(c. 1,200 B.C.) The Iron Age begins in the Ancient Near East, the Aegean, and India. The Iron Age would begin later in Italy and the Balkans (c. 1,100 B.C.), Eastern Europe (c. 900 B.C.), Central Europe and Great Britain... more would begin later in Italy and the Balkans (c. 1,100 B.C.), Eastern Europe (c. 900 B.C.), Central Europe and Great Britain... more begins in the Ancient…
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c. 1,200 B.C.

Bronze Age Collapse

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c. 1,178 B.C

Hittite Empire Ends

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c. 1,150 B.C.

Mycenaean Greece Ends

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c. 1,150 B.C.

Phoenician Expansion

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c. 1,069 B.C.

Egypt, New Kingdom Ends

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c. 1,056 B.C.

Middle Assyrian Empire Ends

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c. 1,050 B.C.

Alphabet Developed

c. 1,050 B.C. Phoenicians develop a 22 letter alphabet which spreads through their colonies and trade routes, which is eventually adopted and adapted by the Greeks. Please share if you found this post informative.

c. 1,046 B.C.

Zhou Dynasty (China)

c. 1,046 B.C. The Shang Dynasty ends after it is defeated in battle, and the Zhou Dynasty begins its rule in China. Please share if you found this post informative.

911 B.C.

Neo-Assyrian Empire

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814 B.C.

Carthage Established

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c. 800 B.C.

Greek Civilization Reemerges

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c. 650 B.C.

Carthaginian Expansion

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626 B.C.

Neo-Babylonian Empire

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626 B.C.

Median Kingdom

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609 B.C.

Neo-Assyrian Empire Ends

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c. 600 B.C.

Second Indian Urbanization

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550 B.C.

Achaemenid Empire (Persia)

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509 B.C.

Roman Republic

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499 B.C.

Greco-Persian Wars

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431 B.C.

Peloponnesian War

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338 B.C.

Macedon Unifies Greece

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336 B.C.

Alexander the Great becomes King

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323 B.C.

Alexander the Great Dies

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321 B.C.

Muaryan Empire (India)

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312 B.C.

Seleucid Empire

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306 B.C.

Antigonid Kingdom

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306 B.C.

Kingdom of Thrace

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305 B.C.

Ptolemaic Kingdom (Egypt)

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281 B.C.

Kingdom of Thrace Ends

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275 B.C.

Roman Domination of Italy

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256 B.C.

Qin Dynasty (China)

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247 B.C.

Parthian Empire

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221 B.C.

Qin Empire (China)

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206 B.C.

Han Empire (China)

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201 B.C.

Roman Domination of Mediterranean

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185 B.C.

Mauryan Empire Ends

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146 B.C.

Rome Conquers Greece

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c. 130 B.C.

Silk Road

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63 B.C.

Seleucid Empire Ends

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50 B.C.

Rome Conquers Gaul

50 B.C. Julius Caesar conquers Gaul (modern day France and Belgium), setting the stage for his rise to power in Rome. Please share if you found this post informative.

30 B.C.

Ptolemaic Kingdom Ends

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27 B.C.

Roman Empire

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1st CENTURY

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c. A.D. 50

Maritime Silk Route

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A.D. 70

Romans destroy Temple

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2nd CENTURY

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3rd CENTURY

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A.D. 220

Han Empire Ends

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A.D. 224

Parthian Empire Ends

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A.D. 224

Sassanid Empire

A.D. 224–651 The rebellion which overthrew the Parthian Empire(247 B.C.) Parthia (a region in the northeast of modern day Iran) gains independence in a rebellion against the Seleucid Empire(312 B.C.) The Seleucid Empire, based in Babylonia, is founded by Seleucus, former general over Alexander’s elite cavalry forces. Seleucus asserted control over Mesopotamia and all the lands conquered by Alexander to the east into the Indus Valley. After Seleucus,... more, eventually becoming the Parthian Empire(247 B.C.) Parthia (a region in the northeast of modern day Iran) gains independence in a rebellion against the Seleucid Empire, eventually becoming the Parthian Empire, seizing control of Mesopotamia and Media, and competing with Rome for control in the... more, seizing control of Mesopotamia and Media, and competing with Rome for control in the... more establishes…
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A.D. 265

Jin Empire (China)

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A.D. 286

Division of Roman Empire

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4th CENTURY

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A.D. 312

Battle of Milvian Bridge

A.D. 320

Gupta Empire (India)

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5th CENTURY

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A.D. 410

Rome Sacked

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A.D. 420

Jin Empire Ends

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A.D. 480

Western Roman Empire Ends

A.D. 480 The Western Roman Empire(27 B.C.) After a period of unrest and competing generals jockeying for power, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, becomes the first official Emperor of Rome, being known as Augustus. Octavian’s rule initiated an approximately 200 year period of... more officially ends after the…
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6th CENTURY

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A.D. 550

Gupta Empire Ends

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A.D. 581

Sui Empire (China)

A.D. 581 The Sui Dynasty rises and reunites China under its imperial rule. Please share if you found this post informative.

7th CENTURY

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A.D. 632

Rashidun Caliphate

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A.D. 651

Sassanid Empire Ends

A.D. 224–651 After losing a catastrophic war with the Eastern Roman Empire(27 B.C.) After a period of unrest and competing generals jockeying for power, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, becomes the first official Emperor of Rome, being known as Augustus. Octavian’s rule initiated an approximately 200 year period…
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A.D. 651

Umayyad Caliphate

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A.D. 618

Tang Empire (China)

A.D. 618–907 The Sui Dynasty collapses after overextending itself through ambitious military campaigns and infrastructure projects. After a brief civil war, the Tang Dynasty assumes control of Imperial China and would lead it into a golden age. Please share if you found this post informative.

8th CENTURY

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A.D. 732

Battle of Tours

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A.D. 737

Charles Martel becomes King

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A.D. 750

Abbasid Caliphate

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A.D. 768

Charlemagne becomes King

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A.D. 793

Viking Age

A.D. 793 Viking AgeA.D. 793 Viking AgeA.D. 793 Viking Age begins during which the Norse people from Scandinavia explore, trade, settle, and conquer territories throughout Europe, ultimately exerting an extremely disruptive influence throughout the region. more begins during which the Norse people from Scandinavia explore, trade, settle, and conquer territories throughout Europe, ultimately exerting an extremely disruptive influence throughout the region. more begins during which the Norse people from Scandinavia explore, trade, settle, and conquer territories throughout Europe, ultimately…
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A.D. 786–1258

Islamic Golden Age

9th CENTURY

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A.D. 800

Charlemagne Crowned Emperor

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A.D. 882

Kievan Rus

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10th CENTURY

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A.D. 907

Tang Empire Ends

A.D. 618–907 The Tang Dynasty in China falls to a rebellion after a long struggle against the tendency of regional generals to assume ever greater amounts of autonomy. China is fractured and governed by numerous kingdoms. Please share if you found this post informative.

c. A.D. 950–1250

Medieval Warm Period

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A.D. 962

Holy Roman Empire

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11th CENTURY

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c. A.D. 1000

Gunpowder Developed

c. A.D. 1000 The Chinese discover gunpowder. Please share if you found this post informative.

c. A.D. 1000

High Middle Ages

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A.D. 1037

Seljuk Turk Empire

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A.D. 1040

Movable Type Developed

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A.D. 1066

Viking Age Ends

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A.D. 1066

Normans Conquer England

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A.D. 1095

First Crusade

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12th CENTURY

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A.D. 1145

Second Crusade

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A.D. 1189

Third Crusade

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A.D. 1194

Seljuk Turk Empire Ends

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13th CENTURY

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A.D. 1201

Fourth Crusade

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A.D. 1206

Genghis Khan

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A.D. 1215

Magna Carta

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A.D. 1217

Fifth Crusade

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A.D. 1228

Sixth Crusade

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A.D. 1240

Kievan Rus End

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A.D. 1241

Gunpowder Introduced to Europe

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A.D. 1248

Seventh Crusade

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A.D. 1258

Mongols Conquer Middle East

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c. A.D. 1260

Mongolian Empire Fragments

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A.D. 1270

Eighth Crusade

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A.D. 1271

Ninth Crusade

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A.D. 1271

Yuan Empire (China)

A.D. 1271 Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Kahn, formally establishes the Yuan dynasty and empire in China. Please share if you found this post informative.

A.D. 1299

Ottoman Empire

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14th CENTURY

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A.D. 1337

Hundred Years War

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A.D. 1346

Black Death

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c. A.D. 1350

European Renaissance

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A.D. 1368

Ming Empire

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15th CENTURY

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A.D. 1439

Gutenberg Printing Press

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A.D. 1453

Eastern Roman Empire Ends

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A.D. 1453

Turks invade Constantinople

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A.D. 1455

Printing Press

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A.D. 1462

Russia Emerges

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A.D. 1492

Christopher Columbus

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A.D. 1497

Vasco da Gama

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