Human History

Settled communities in Sumer Oars are used in China Copper Smelting in the Balkans Rice Cultivation in China Maize Cultivation in Mexico Plough introduced to Europe Copper needles in Egypt Buffalo domesticated in China Potter's wheel in Sumer Horses domesticated in steppes Linen production in Syria Silk production in China Wheels used in Sumer Egyptian Numeral System Sail developed in Egypt Unification of Egypt Cuneiform Tablets in Sumer Bronzeworking in Sumer Hieroglyphic Writing in Egypt Early currency in Sumer Harappan Civilization develops Tea invented in China Elamite Kingdom appears 3rd Dynasty in Egypt Rise of new kingdoms in Mesapotamia First Dynasty of Ur Camel domesticated in Bactria and Arabia Uruk and Ur unite Semitic migration into Sumer Honey production in Egypt Sargon rules in Akkad Sargon conquers Sumer Sargon conquers Mari Sargon conquers Ebla Sargon dies Ebla gains independence Mari gains independence Akkad conquers Elam Mari reconquered by Akkad Elam gains independence Akkad loses control of Sumer Mari regains independence Seventh Dynasty in Egypt Fall of Akkad Ur-Nammu conquers Sumer Ur-Nammu conquers Mari Xia Dynasty appears 11th Dynasy in Egypt Union of Mari and Ur Herbal Medicine in China Sake of Ur Latins arrive in Italy Sumerian Cubit defined Egyptian-Nubian War begins Egyptian-Nubian War ends Cacao domesticated in Mexico Egypt raids Nubia Iron smelting in India Assyria conquers Yamhad Elam conquers Eshnunna Babylon reconquers Eshnunna Hyksos settle in Egypt Collapse of Assyria Harrapan civilization collapses Bronze smelting in China Yamhad conquers Qatna Shang overthrows Xia Rise of Mycenae Vedics reach Bengal Collapse of Yamhad Hurrians invade Mesopotamia Egyptian New Kingdom begins Olmecs appear in Mexico Hittite Raid against Babylon Phooenician Alphabet Egypt conquers Israel Vedics begin to form states Egypt conquers Syria Elamite Empire Mycenae conquers Crete Assyria gains independence Hittite conquest of Anatolia Assyrian-Kassite War begins Hittite-Egyptian Peace Treaty Assyria conquers the Hurrians Assyria conquers Babylon Egypt retreats from Israel Elam conquers Babylon Trojan War ends Trojan War begins Hittite Empire collapses Pyeongyang founded Durrian invasion of Greece Egyptian New Kingdom collapses Collapse of the Assyrian Empire Zhou overthrows Shang Tamil Alphabet Farming in East Africa Rise of the Neo-Assyrian Empire Assyrian conquest of Syria Assyria conquers Damascus Carthage is founded Median Kingdom formed Zhou collapses Rome is founded Kush conquers Egypt Assyria conquers Babylon Assyria conquers Israel Demotic Script in Egypt Greek Alphabet Assyria conquers Egypt Egypt gains independence Collapse of Assyrian Empire Media conquers Elam Printing in China First Lydian Coins Persian Revolution First Tamil Kingdom Persia conquers Lydia Persia conquers Babylon Persia conquers Egypt Buddhism Founded Persia conquers Gandhara Beginning of the Greco-Persian Wars Greco-Persian Wars end Peloponnesian War begins Peloponnesian War ends Egypt gains independence Crossbows in China Alexander comes to power in Macedon Alexander lands in Anatolia Alexander conquers Egypt Maurya Rebellion Alexander conquers Persia Alexander dies Qin Dynasty Qin Dynasty collapses Indo-Greek Kingdom appears Parthia gains independence Carthage is destroyed Rome conquers Macedon Paper production in China Rome conquers Greece Tigranes conquers Syria Seleucids return to Syria Caesar conquers Gaul Egypt absorbed into Rome Roman Empire established Xin overthrows Han Han overthrows Xin Steam Turbine invented Christianity founded Roman conquest of Britain Han Dynasty collapses Antonine Constitution Sassanids conquer Parthia Jin Dynasty Jin conquers East Wei Ghana Empire appears Jin Dynasty begins to collapse Rome adopts Christianity Stirrup invented in China Earliest Bibles appear East Qin conquers northern China Paganism banned in Rome Final division of Rome Armenian Alphabet Germanic invasions of West Rome Rome abandons Britain Sack of Rome Jin Dynasty collapses Vandals conquer Carthage Division of the Hunnic Empire Sack of Rome Anglo-Saxon Alphabet Fall of the West Roman Empire Rashidun Caliphate Arabs conquer Egypt Sassanids collapse Paper money in China Siege of Constantinople Greek Fire Zhou Dynasty China adopts Buddhism Fall of Carthage Arabs invade Spain Siege of Constantinople Anno Domini System East Rome conquers Carthage Silk Production in Byzantium Turkish Khaganate appears Gupta Empire collapses Chess is invented in Persia Agars arrive in Europe Turkish Civil War Sui Dynasty Matches invented in China Division of the Turkish Khaganate Smallpox arrives in Europe Sassanids conquer Syria Sassanids conquer the Levant Sassanids conquer Egypt Muhammed conquers Medina Tang Dynasty Arabs conquer Iraq and Syria Byzantium regains Egypt and the Levant Gunpowder invented in China Slavic Rebellion in Rus Hungary appears Tang Dynasty collapses Buyids conquer Baghdad Fire Arrows Seljuqs adopt Islam Germany conquers Rome Byzantines conquers Aleppo Song Dynasty Rus adopts Christianity Byzantium conquers Bulgaria Ghaznavids conquers Ganges Cholas conquer Sumatra Byzantium conquers Armenia Seljuqs conquer Baghdad Battle of Manzikert First Magnetic Compass Khitans migrate to Central Asia Ghurid Rebellion Genghis Khan unifies Mongolia The Mongol Empire annexes Kwarazm Mongols conquer the Jin Dynasty Mongols capture Baghdad Mongols conquer Persia Division of the Mongol Empire Song Dynasty collapses Eyeglasses invented Ottoman Empire formed Delhi conquers Tamil Nadu Collapse of the Ilkhanate Division of the Chagatai Khaganate Ming Dynasty Timurid Empire Timurid Invasion of Anatolia Collapse of the Golden Horde Inca Empire Fall of Constantinople Edward III invades Flanders Muscovy becomes independent Fall of Novgorod Arab Raid in China Coronation of Charlemagne Charlemagne dies The Abassid Caliphate begins to collapse Treaty of Verdun Gurjaras conquer Bengal Buddhism banned in China Bulgaria adopts Christianity Saffarids conquer Persia Saffarids become independent Roman Repiblic Christopher Colombus lands in the Carribean João Fernandes Lavrador maps Labrador and Newfoundland Conquest of Cuba begins Conquest of Guatemala and El Salvador Safavids unify Iran Sikkhism founded Sack of Sirai Unification of Spain Ottomans conquer Egypt Spain conquers the Aztecs Spain conquers the Inca Empire Macau Peace of Münster Iberian Union Songhai Empire collapses Tokugawa Shogunate Jamestown is established First English Dictionary Manchus conquer China Qing Dynasty Siege of Vienna Austria conquers Hungary Prussia formed First steam engine Mughal Empire collapses Prussia conquers Silesia Lightning Rod Declaration of independence Slavery banned in Canada Louisiana Purchase Napoleon seizes power France invades Hanover Goryeo submits to the Mongols Genghis Khan dies Mongolia conquers Crimea Mongol Empire defeats the Kievan Rus Delhi Sultanate Goryeo submits to the Yuan Dynasty First Yuan Invasion of Japan Second Yuan Invasion of Japan Swiss Confederation 4.2 Kiloyear Event Egyptian-Nubian War Assyrian-Kassite War Trojan War Greco-Persian Wars Peloponnesian War Maurya-Seleucid War First Punic War Second Punic War Third Punic War Roman-Parthian War Trajan's Parthian Campaign Sassanid Rebellion in Parthia Campaigns of Charlemagne First Crusade Second Crusade Third Crusade Toluid Civil War 100 Years War Black Death Plague of Athens Plague of Justinian Dancing Plague of 1518 80 Years War Thirty Years War English Civil War 7 Years War Revolutionary War French Revolution First Napoleonic War