HUMAN HISTORY
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Updated 31 Oct 2017
A timeline of the most relevant events in human history as part of a collaborative activity for the "Didactics of Social Science" course at UNAD - Colombia.
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Created byHarold Rodriguez
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Asteroid impactLast common ancestor of all apes, including humans.Bipedalism appears suddenly in the fossil record.Genetic Eve (or "mitochondrial Eve")Modern humans appear (Homo sapiens sapiens) 150.000 - 60.000 years ago.Civilization begins.Great Pyramid of CheopsRoman Republic foundation.Battle of Thermopylae.Gautama Buddha died.Eratosthenes measures the Earth's circumference.Great Wall of China BuildingMount Vesuvius EruptedBattle of ChalonsWestern Roman Empire endedMuhammad experiences his first revelations from AllahThe Arabs started attacking the Byzantine Empire.Invention of Gunpowder (China 1100 - 1110)The Fourth CrusadeFounding of Tenochtitlan the capital of the AztecsIncas founded their civilization.Christopher Columbus' first voyage to America.Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona LisaThe United States Declaration of IndependenceFirst steam locomotiveThe first manned mission to the Moon.September 11 attacks in New York.Devastating earthquake (2017 - 2060)Global population is reaching crisis pointThe first definitive evidence of life beyond Earth (2030 - 2045)The first Christian crusade (1096 - 1099)The cacao bean was introduced to SpainFrench Revolution (1789 - 1799)The Colombian government signs a peace deal with FARCPeriods
PREHISTORYANCIENT HISTORYPOST-CLASSICAL HISTORYMODERN HISTORYThe plagueWorld War IWorld War IIFUTURE EVENTS
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