Human Civilization Timeline
Category: Other
Updated: 1 Sep 2019
This is a rough history of human migration, advancement, and civilization. Some early years or dates may be a little uncertain but as a whole it shows a good comparison of events showing how we got to where we are today.
Original timeline by Oliver Rendchen
https://time.graphics/line/47134
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Created byBurstMurst
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Events
British
RajCharles Darwin's
"Origin of Species"Kingdom of
ItalyInternal
Combustion EngineUnited States
Purchases Alaska
From RussiaDiscovery
of DNACharles T. Russell Starts
the Bible Students MovementFirst Practical
TelephoneFirst Practical
Light BulbUnited States Takes
Possession of HawaiiBritain Takes Possesion
of Western AustraliaCanada Becomes
IndependentNeptune
DiscoveredFirst Manned
Heavier-than-air
Flight of an AircraftFirst Practical
Steam EngineFirst Practical
AutomobileSlavery Ends
in the USAFirst Major Electrical
Engineering BeginsPlasticJulian Calendar
ImplementedGregorian Calendar
ImplementedFirst Practical
RadioFirst Practical
TelevisionFirst Practical
CameraFirst Practical
FilmFirst Practical
ComputerLarge Hadron
ColliderConstantine Moves Capital
to ConstantinopleLast Sighting
of a DodoFirst Practical
Mobile PhoneFirst Artificial
SatelliteMississippian Mound Culture
Developed in the American
Eastern MidwestThe Glorious
RevolutionPalestine Becomes
IndependentWorld Population
Reaches 1 BillionFirst Global
CircumnavigationApple
iPhone
ReleaseSasanian
Persian
EmpireThe Commonwealth
of NationsEarliest Reference to
a Christmas CelebrationFirst Use of the
name "Santa Claus"Teotihuacan
EstablishedTurkic Khaganate
in Central AsiaHong Kong Under
British RuleHong Kong Handed
Back to ChinaMacau Handed
Back to ChinaMacau Leased to
the PortuguesePhonecian Sailors
Reach the AtlanticRome Becomes
a RepublicUnited Kingdom Leaves
the European UnionAll Religions Are
Made Equal in
the Roman EmpireEast-West
SchismVoyager 1
Leaves the
Solar SystemTrading Kingdoms
Begin to Rise in
Southeast AsiaBurj KhalifaFounding of
the Majapahit9/11
AttacksKhmer
EmpireInternational
Space StationTibetan
EmpireEuropean UnionTibet Freed
From ChinaBerlin Wall
FallsTibet Made
Part of ChinaWorld Wide WebFirst Europeans
in JapanVillage of EnochAtlantic Slave Trade
BeginsThe WheelFrench Begin Exploring
North AmericaNephilim
are BornDelhi SultanateMughal
EmpireNimrod's EmpireTower of BabelRussia is
UnifiedEarliest Chinese
Dynasties"BCE / AD"
Years Come AboutEgyptian
Middle KingdomDutch Republic
of the NetherlandsAbraham
Enters CanaanSuez CanalIsraelites
Enter EgyptPanama
CanalVenusBritish Rule
in IndiaMycenaean
CivilizationMaratha
EmpireMigration
Into IndiaAustralia Becomes
IndependentMarsLouisiana
PurchaseIsraelites
Leave EgyptCentral America
Divides Up
Into CountriesThe Bible Begins
to Be WrittenSouth America
Becomes
IndependentIsraelites
Conquer
CanaanOlmec CivilizationVarious Kingdoms
Start to Appear
in IndiaCeltic CultureNorsemen and
Germanic TribesGreece Develops
Into Various
City-StatesFirst King
of IsraelPhoenician Alphabet
Spreads Across
the MedVedic TextsNomadic Farmers
Settle to Become
Early MayansAustronesian People
Have Settled PolynesiaIsrael and Judah
SeparateJesus ChristGod's KingdomAfrica Decolonized With
the Independence of
DjiboutiLast Time Men
Walked on the MoonFirst Object
on MarsEast Pakistan
Becomes BangladeshThe InternetFirst Men on the MoonFastest Manned
VehicleVenera 7 Becomes the
First Object to Land
on Another PlanetFirst Man in SpaceHumans Reach the
Deepest Part of the OceanFirst Object on
the MoonDecolonizing Africa
Begins With the
Independence of LibyaGermany Split Into
East and WestNATO
EstablishedNorth and South Korea
EstablishedIsrael Becomes
IndependentIndia Becomes
IndependentEast and West Pakistan
EstablishedSyria Becomes
IndependentUnited
NationsFirst Man-Made Object
In SpaceJapan Attacks
ChinaPrussia is DissolvedIraq Becomes
IndependentSaudi ArabiaVatican CityFirst to the North PoleFirst to Summit
Mount EverestIreland SplitAfghanistan Becomes
IndependentSplitting the AtomGeneral RelativityEnd of the
Chinese
DynastiesMongolia Becomes
IndependentFirst to the
South PoleJapan Takes
Over KoreaNew Zealand
Becomes IndependentGreek ColoniesEtruscan
CivilizationGermanic People Migrate
From ScandinaviaFounding of RomeAssyria
Conquers IsraelAssyria
Invades JudahFounding
of CarthageEarliest Mention
of KoreaJupiter and
SaturnMercuryDestruction of
JerusalemAfrica
CircumnavigatedConfucianismPersian
EmpireJews Return
to JerusalemFirst Mention
of FossilsBuddhismAlexander the Great
Captures EgyptGreek Empire
Conquers PersiaBritish Isles
CircumnavigatedParthian
Persian
EmpireChina ReunifiedRomans
Conquer ItalyGreat Wall
of ChinaXiongnu
EmpireRoman GreeceThe Silk RoadChinese
VietnamRoman
IsraelThree Kingdoms
of KoreaRoman
GaulEnd of the
Egyptian DynastiesRoman
HispaniaRomans
Enter BritainXianbei Begin
Ruling MongoliaLast Bible Book
WrittenAksum KingdomPaper InventedAustronesians Live
in MadagascarEarliest
Complete BibleRouran Khaganate
in Central AsiaRoman Empire
Splits In TwoWestern Rome
FallsChristianity
in IrelandJapan Becomes
BuddhistSwahili Coast Starts Trading
and Develops a CultureIslam BeginsVisigoths Conquer Hispania
and the Balearic IslandsZero Becomes
a NumberIslam Conquers the
Arabian PeninsularIslam Conquers
the Persian EmpireEarliest
QuranIslam Conquers Most
of North AfricaIslam Conquers
HispaniaArab
TadeFirst Viking Raid
in BritainJapan Unifies
CompletelyGunpowderKingdom of
ScotlandVikings Settle
in NormandyVikings Settle
IcelandKievan
Rus'Frankish Empire
SplitsKingdom
of EnglandKorea is
UnifiedVietnam is Free
From ChinaEarliest Depiction
of a FirearmKingdom
of PolandVikings Settle
in GreenlandChristian
Kievan Rus'Vikings in
NewfoundlandNorman Conquest
of EnglandPortugal Becomes
IndependentAnglo-Normans
Conquer IrelandJapan Comes Under
Military RuleGenghis Khan Conquers
Central AsiaMongols Conquer the
Kievan Rus' and PolandHispania Finally Free
From Islamic OccupiersMongols Finish
Subjugating the
Three Dynasties
of ChinaHeight of the
Mongol ConquestsPolynesians Have
Settled in New ZealandGrand Duchy
of MoscowWales Comes Under
English RuleIrish Natives Start to
Regain Power From
the Anglo-NormansPortuguese Begin Their
Exploration of AfricaPrinting PressOttoman Empire
Conquer GreeceSonghai Empire Becomes
Largest African StatePortuguese Reach the
Southern Most Point
of AfricaEuropean Discovery of
The AmericasJohn Cabot
Reaches CanadaSikhismEuropean Discovery of
South AmericaFirst European Landing
in Continental United StatesSpanish Start
Exploring MexicoProtestant
ReformationOttoman Empire
Conquer Israel
and EgyptNew Spain
EstablishedDuchy of
PrussiaNew France
EstablishedWales Joins the
Kingdom of EnglandKingdom
of IrelandStudies Into
Electricity BeginEuropean Discovery
of AustraliaEast India Company Set Up
Posts Throughout IndiaExploration of
Western AustraliaJapan Closes
it's BordersDutch Discover
Tasmania and
New ZealandIsaac Newton's
"Principia Mathematica"Scotland & England Become
the Kingdom of Great Britain13 Colonies
of America
EstablishedChina Conquers
MongoliaJames Cook Explores
Australian East CoastKingdom
of NepalUnited States of America
Becomes IndependentJames Cook
Encounters HawaiiUranus
DiscoveredU.S. - Canadian
Border Marked OutFirst Manned
Hot Air Balloon FlightSydney
EstablishedKingdom of
HawaiiIreland Joins
the UKSteam LocomotiveAustralia
CircumavigatedHaitian
RevolutionGerman
ConfederationDiscovery of
AntarcticaMexico Becomes
IndependentGreece Becomes
IndependentExistence of Dinosaurs
PublishedThe United States
Forces Japan to
Open its BordersPeriods
The Black DeathSpanish Flu PandemicGrouping
First Major European Settlements of North America
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