• Homo sapiens migrate 100,000 BCE • Neolithic Revolution 8000 BCE • Mesopotamia 5000 BCE • Indus 3000 BCE • Egypt 2500 BCE • Minoans 2000 BCE • Hwang He 1500 BCE • Phoenicians 1200 BCE • Hebrews 1000 BCE • Persians 600 BCE • Roman Republic 509 BCE • Greeks 400 BCE • Han China 200 BCE • Roman Empire 27 BCE • Gupta India 300 CE • Axum 350 CE • Islamic Empire 750 CE • Medieval Europe 800 CE • Byzantine Empire 900 CE • West African Kingdoms 1000 CE • Italian Renaissance 1350 CE • Northern Renaissance 1500 CE 3.2 Million BCE Lucy 100,000 BCE Homo Sapiens Migrate 8000 BCE Neolithic Revolution 5000 BCE Mesopotamia 3000 BCE Indus River Valley 2500 BCE Egypt 2000 BCE Minoans 1500 BCE Shang China 1200 BCE Phoenicians 1000 BCE Hebrews 600 BCE Persian Empire 509 BCE Roman Republic 400 BCE Golden Age of Greece 200 BCE Han China 27 BCE Roman Empire 300 CE Gupta Empire - India 350 CE Kingdom of Axum 476 CE Fall of Rome 750 CE Islamic Empire 800 CE Medieval Europe 900 CE Byzantine Empire 1000 CE West African Kingdoms 1350 CE Italian Renaissance 1500 CE Northern Renaissance