Working World History Timeline
Category: History
Updated: 21 days ago
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Domestication of Plants and Animals – (c. 8500 BCE)Agricultural Revolution – (c. 8000 BCE)Formation of Settlements – (c. 8000 BCE)End of the Last Ice Age – (c. 10,000 years BCE)Systematic Use of Natural Resources – (c. 7800 BCE)Understanding Geography and the Environment– (c. 7800 BCE)Emergence of River Valley Civilizations – (c. 3500 BCE)Invention of the Wheel – (c. 3500 BCE)Invention of the Plow – (c. 3000 BCE)Ancient Egyptian Civilization – (c. 3100 BCE)Mesopotamian City-States – (c. 3100 BCE)Invention of Irrigation Systems – (c. 3100 BCE)Use of Sailboats for Trade – (c. 3000 BCE)Harappan Civilization – (c. 2600 BCE)Desertification in Ancient Regions – (c. 2500 BCE)Huang He Civilization – (c. 2100 BCE)Cultural Diffusion through Trade and Migration – (c. 2000 BCE)Emergence of Social Hierarchies – (c. 2000 BCE)Early Cartography – (c. 600 BCE)Papyrus and Writing Materials – (c. 3000 BCE)Cylinder Seals and Legal Documents – (c. 3500 BCE)Standardized Bricks – (c. 2600 BCE)Oracle Bones – (c. 1200 BCE)Sexagesimal Math System – (c. 3000 BCE)Flush Toilets and Sanitation – (c. 2600 BCE)Bronze Casting Techniques – (c. 1600 BCE)Creation of Calendar Systems – (c. 2500 BCE)The Invention of the Crossbow – (c. 500 BCE)Mandate of Heaven – (c. 1046 BCE)Development of Religious Institutions – (c. 3000 BCE)Formation of Social Roles – (c. 3000 BCE)Rise of Mythology – (c. 3000 BCE)Polytheism in Early Civilizations – (c. 3000 BCE)Bronze Tools and Weapons – (c. 2500 BCE)Urban Planning in the Indus Valley – (c. 2600 BCE)Expansion of Trade Networks – (c. 2500 BCE)Imports and Exports in Ancient Economies – (c. 2500 BCE)Interconnectedness of Civilizations – (By 500 BCE)First Empire: Akkadian Empire – (c. 2334 BCE)Code of Hammurabi – (c. 1754 BCE)Ironworking Begins – (c. 1500 BCE)Collapse of the Indus Valley Civilization – (c. 1900 BCE)Late Bronze Age Collapse – (c. 1200 BCE)Greek City-States Rise – (c. 800 BCE)Confucianism is Popularized in China – (c. 600 BCE)Early Pre-Silk Road Trade Begins – (c. 500 BCE)Birth of Democracy in Athens, Greece – (c. 508 BCE)Buddhism Begins – (c. 500 BCE)Ironworking in Sub-Saharan Africa – (c. 500 BCE)Timbuktu Emerges as a Trade and Learning Center – (c. 300 CE)Hinduism Spreads to Southeast Asia – (c. 500 BCE)Angkor Wat Built – (c. 1150 CE)Confucianism and Daoism Take Root – (c. 500s BCE)Great Wall Construction Begins – (c. 221 BCE)Kushite Capital Moves to Meroë – (c. 590 BCE)Fall of Kush (Meroë destroyed by Aksum) – (c. 350 CE)Start of Trans-Saharan Trade – (c. 500 BCE)Buddhism Spreads via Ashoka’s Missionaries – (c. 250 BCE)Civil Service Exam – (Introduced c. 165 BCE)Kingdom of Israel and Jewish Identity – (c. 1000 BCE)Muhammad Receives the First Revelation – (610 CE)Hijra and the Formation of the Muslim Community – (622 CE)Death of Muhammad and the Sunni–Shia Split – (632 CE)Emergence of Homo sapiens – (circa 300,000 Before Common Era)Neanderthal Extinction – (c. 40,000 BCE)Last Glacial Maximum – (c. 20,000 BCE)Paper invented in China – (c. 105 CE)Roman Concrete (opus caementicium) – (c. 200 BCE)Stirrup (early form) – (c. 300 CE in Central Asia)The Birth of Pan-Africanism (1900 CE)Ghana’s Independence (March 6, 1957 CE)The Year of Africa (1960 CE)Nigeria’s Independence (October 1, 1960 CE)Kenya’s Independence (December 12, 1963 CE)Formation of the Organization of African Unity (May 25, 1963 CE)Cultural Revival After Independence (1970s CE)Mozambique Gains Independence (June 25, 1975 CE)Angola Gains Independence (November 11, 1975 CE)Zimbabwe’s Independence (April 18, 1980 CE)Sharpeville Massacre (March 21, 1960 CE)Rise of Presidential Democracies in Africa (1999 CE)Parliamentary Democracy in South Africa (1994 CE)Constitutional Reform Across Africa (1992 CE)Military Coups and Government Instability (2012 CE)Formation of the African Union (2001 CE)E-Government and Digital Innovation (2015 CE)Anti-Corruption Reforms in Africa (2003 CE)Strengthening Checks and Balances (2010 CE)African Diplomacy and Peacebuilding (2002 CE)Rapid Urbanization in Africa (2000 CE)Silicon Savannah Emerges in Kenya (2007 CE)Microfinance Expands in Africa (2004 CE)Sustainable Development Agenda Launched (2001 CE)African Innovation Boom (2023 CE)Human Capital Investment in Ethiopia (2005 CE)Mansa Musa’s Pilgrimage to Mecca (1324 CE)Periods
Emergence of Writing Systems – (c. 3200–2500 BCE)Chariots and Horse Warfare – (c. 1800–1500 BCE)Nubia and Egypt Interact – (c. 800–600 BCE)Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of Kush (c. 1000 BCE – 350 CE)Kushite Rule of Egypt (25th Dynasty) – c. 750–656 BCEGolden Age of Meroë – (c. 300 BCE – 100 CE)Nok Culture Flourishes (Nigeria) – c. 500 BCE – 200 CELegalism in China – (c. 400s–200s BCE)Abraham and the Birth of Monotheism – (c. 2000–1800 BCE)Moses and the Torah – (c. 1200–1000 BCE)Jesus of Nazareth and the Rise of Christianity – (c. 4 BCE to c. 30–33 CE)Christianity Spreads and Institutionalizes – (c. 1-400 CE)Spread of Judaism – c. 1200 BCE to 70 CESpread of Islam – (610 CE to 750 CE)Out of Africa Migration – (c. 100,000–60,000 BCE)Cave Art and Symbolic Expression – (c. 40,000–30,000 BCE)Domestication of the Dog – (c. 23,000–15,000 BCE)The Silk Road – (130 BCE to 500 CE)Hellenistic Expansion – (323 BCE to 30 BCE)Roman–Indian Ocean Trade – (100 BCE to 300 CE)Rise of the Aksumite Empire – (100 CE to 600 CE)Kushan Empire and Cultural Exchange – (30 CE to 375 CE)Fall of the Western Roman Empire – (395 CE to 476 CE)Water Wheels and Mills – (50 BCE to 250 CE)Indian Numerals and Early Concept of Zero – (c. 224 CE to 383 CE)Xia Dynasty (c. 2070–1600 BCE)Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BCE)Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE)Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)Tang Dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)Song Dynasty (960 CE–1279 CE)Yuan Dynasty (1271 CE–1368 CE)Ming Dynasty (1368 CE–1644 CE)Qing Dynasty (1644 CE–1912 CE)The Berlin Conference (November 15, 1884 – February 26, 1885 CE)King Leopold II and the Congo Free State (1885 CE–1908 CE)The Scramble for Africa (1881–1914 CE)Colonialism in Practice (1885–1960 CE)Missionary Work and Assimilation (January 1, 1800 – December 31, 1960 CE)Resistance (1885 CE – 1960 CE)Complicity (c. 1500s – 1960 CE)The Impact of Colonial Borders (January 1, 1914 CE – Present)Ashanti Wars (1823 CE – 1900 CE)Maji Maji Rebellion (July 1905 – August 1907 CE)The Fifth Pan-African Congress (October 15–21, 1945 CE)Kwame Nkrumah Leads Ghana to Independence (March 6, 1957 CE – February 24, 1966 CE)Jomo Kenyatta Becomes Kenya’s Founding President (December 12, 1963 CE – August 22, 1978 CE)Nnamdi Azikiwe Becomes Nigeria’s First President (October 1, 1960 CE – January 16, 1966 CE)Apartheid Begins in South Africa (May 1948 CE – April 27, 1994 CE)Nelson Mandela’s Imprisonment and Presidency (August 5, 1962 CE – May 10, 1994 CE)F.W. de Klerk Begins Dismantling Apartheid (September 14, 1989 CE – May 10, 1994 CE)Truth and Reconciliation Commission (1996 CE – 2003 CE)Civil Disobedience Against Apartheid (1952 CE – 1990 CE)Global Sanctions Pressure South Africa (1960s CE – Early 1990s CE)The ANC Leads the Anti-Apartheid Struggle (1912 CE – Present)Desertification in the Sahel Intensifies (1984–1985 CE)Deforestation Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana (2001–2014 CE)The Bantu Migration (c. 3000 BCE – 1000 CE)
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