8000 BCE: Neolithic revolution

5000 BCE: Yangshao culture emerges

3000 BCE: Indus valley civilization

3500 BCE: development of urbanization in the sumerian culture

3200 BCE: first city states in Sumeria

3100 BCE: Menes unifies Egypt

2686 BCE: Old kingdom starts in Egypt

2500 BCE: writing appears in China

2334 BCE: Akkadian dynasty in Mesopotamia

2181 BCE: 1st intermediate period in Egypt

2040 BCE: middle kingdom in Egypt

2000 BCE: Minoan civilization

1994 BCE: Xia dynasty

1900 BCE: Epic of gilamesh

1894 BCE: Babilonian dynasty

1674 BCE: 2nd intermediate period in Egypt

1552 BCE: New kingdom in Egypt

1550 BCE: Mycenaean civilization

1523 BCE: Shang dynasty

1500 BCE: collapse of Indus valley civilization

1500 Bce: Rig-vedic era

1450 BCE: Mycenaeans conquer Crete and in 1375 BCE destroy Minoans

1400 BCE: develpomnet of the Phoenician alphabet

1367 BCE: Akhenaten period in Egypt

1260 BCE: destruction of Troy

1220 BCE: Myceanaeans sack Troy

1200 BCE: Hebrew kingdom begins

1069 BCE: Late period in egyppt

1027 BCE: Zhou dynasty

911 BCE: asyrian empire

814 BCE: founding of carthage

800 BCE: Aryans settle in the Ganges

800 BCE: The Upashinadas are composed

753 BCE: traditional date for foundation

750 BCE: Homer is born

612 BCE: Chaldean empire

563 BCE: Siddharta Gautama

559 BCE: Persian empires unites middle east

551 BCE: Confucius is born

540 BCE: Jainism appears

509 BCE: Romans expel the Etruscans and start a republic

490 BCE: battle of Marathon

480 BCE: battle of Thermopylae and Salamis

448 BCE: Delian League is established

469 BCE: Socrates

461 BCE: Pericles rules

431 BCE: Peloponessian War

427 BCE: Plato

403 BCE: warring states period

400 BCE: development of Indian writing system

384 BCE: Aristotle

338 BCE: Phillip II from Macedonia conquers the Greeks

336 BCE: Alexander starts conquering Persia

327 BCE: Alexander the Great arrives to northern India

326 BCE: Romans start its expansion over the Italian peninsula

322 CE: Chandragupta founds the Mauryan dynasty

269 BCE: Ashoka’s reign

264 BCE: 1st punic war

221 BCE: Qin Shi Huangdi makes the Qin dynasty and unites China

221 BCE: start of building walls to protect China

218 BCE: 2nd punic war

201 BCE: Han dynasty founded by Liu Bang

200 BCE: Romans conquer Greece

184 BCE: Mauryan dynasty comes to an end

100 BCE: rise of the silk road

82 BCE: Sulla’s dictatorship

73 BCE: slave revolt led by Spartacus

58 BCE: Caesar conquers the GAuls

49 BCE: Caesar is dictator

44 BCE: Caesar is assassinated

30 AD: Jesus is crucified

96-180 AD: age of the Good Emperors

320 AD: Gupta empire starts in India

324 AD: Constantine rises to power

325 AD: council of Nicaea

330 AD: Constantinople becomes the capital

410 AD: Rome is sacked by the Goths

527 AD: Reign of Justinian

610 AD: fall of Rome