This historical timeline comprehensively covers the history of humanity from ancient times to the present day.
It organizes major events, chronological trends, and significant figures from ancient to modern times, aiding in understanding the characteristics of each era and region.
From the rise and fall of ancient civilizations, the emergence of medieval kingdoms, revolutions and imperialism in modern times, to contemporary global transformations, it allows us to identify pivotal moments in human history.
Serving as a valuable resource, it encompasses various aspects of history such as interactions and exchanges between different regions and cultures, advancements in technology, and political transitions.
We invite you to embark on an intriguing journey through human history by exploring the historical timelines of each era.
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Timeline of Prehistoric Period
| Era/Period | Key Events and Evolutionary Stages |
|---|---|
| Paleolithic Era | Use of stone tools, utilization of fire, hunter-gatherer lifestyle |
| Neolithic Era | Beginning of agriculture, sedentary lifestyle, use of pottery |
| Bronze Age | Use of bronze tools, formation of cities, development of commerce |
| Bronze Age | Use of bronze tools, formation of cities, development of commerce |
| Iron Age | Spread of iron tools, expansion of empires, invention of writing |
Ancient History Timeline
| Year | Event | Important Figures |
|---|---|---|
| 3100 BCE | Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt | Narmer, Menes |
| 2600 BCE | Construction of Pyramids | Khufu, Hatshepsut, Ramesses II |
| 2500 BCE | Development of the Indus Valley Civilization | Builders of Mohenjo-Daro |
| 1600 BCE | Rise of Mycenaean Civilization in Ancient Greece | Agamemnon |
| 1200 BCE | Trojan War | Achilles, Odysseus, Hector |
| 776 BCE | Beginning of the Olympic Games | Pericles, Milo |
| 753 BCE | Founding of Ancient Rome | Romulus, Remus |
| 509 BCE | Establishment of the Roman Republic | Julius Caesar |
| 480 BCE | Battle of Salamis | Themistocles |
| 336 BCE | Accession of Alexander the Great | Alexander the Great |
| 264 BCE | First Punic War | Hannibal, Scipio |
| 44 BCE | Assassination of Julius Caesar | Brutus, Cassius |
| 31 BCE | Battle of Actium | Octavian, Antony, Cleopatra |
Timeline of the Middle Ages
| Year | Event | Important Figures |
|---|---|---|
| 476 CE | Fall of the Western Roman Empire | Romulus Augustulus |
| 622 CE | Hijra of Prophet Muhammad (Migration from Mecca to Medina) | Prophet Muhammad |
| 800 CE | Charlemagne's Restoration of the Western Roman Empire | Charlemagne |
| 1066 CE | Norman Conquest of England | William the Conqueror |
| 1096-1099 CE | First Crusade | Pope Urban II, Godfrey of Bouillon |
| 1215 CE | Magna Carta | King John |
| 1337-1453 CE | Hundred Years' War | Edward the Black Prince, Joan of Arc |
| 1347-1351 CE | Black Death Pandemic | Plague Doctors |
| 1453 CE | Fall of Constantinople | Mehmed II |
| 1492 CE | Christopher Columbus' Arrival in the Americas | Christopher Columbus |
Timeline of the Early Modern Period
| Year | Event | Important Figures |
|---|---|---|
| 1517 CE | Luther's 95 Theses | Martin Luther |
| 1588 CE | Defeat of the Spanish Armada | Philip II, Elizabeth I |
| 1607 CE | Establishment of Jamestown | John Smith |
| 1618-1648 CE | Thirty Years' War | Ferdinand II, Wallenstein, Liechtenstein |
| 1642-1651 CE | English Civil War | Charles I, Oliver Cromwell |
| 1688 CE | Glorious Revolution | William III, Mary II |
| 1687 CE | Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation | Isaac Newton |
| 1776 CE | Declaration of Independence | George Washington, Thomas Jefferson |
| 1789 CE | Outbreak of the French Revolution | Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette |
| 1799 CE | Napoleon's Coup of 18 Brumaire | Napoleon Bonaparte |
Timeline of Modern History
| Year | Event | Important Figures |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 CE | Outbreak of the French Revolution | Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Napoleon Bonaparte |
| 1791 CE | Adoption of the United States Constitution | George Washington, Thomas Jefferson |
| 1804 CE | Coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of France | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| 1815 CE | Battle of Waterloo | Napoleon Bonaparte, Duke of Wellington |
| 1837 CE | Accession of Queen Victoria | Queen Victoria |
| 1848 CE | Year of Revolutions in Europe | Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels |
| 1861-1865 CE | American Civil War | Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis |
| 1868 CE | Meiji Restoration in Japan | Emperor Meiji, Ryoma Sakamoto |
| 1871 CE | Formation of the German Empire | Otto von Bismarck |
| 1914-1918 CE | World War I | Woodrow Wilson, George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II |
| Year | Event | Important Figures |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 CE | End of World War I | Woodrow Wilson, George V, Vittorio Emanuele III |
| 1919 CE | Signing of the Treaty of Versailles | Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau |
| 1929 CE | Wall Street Crash | Herbert Hoover |
| 1939-1945 CE | World War II | Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Atomic Bomb Survivors |
| 1945 CE | Establishment of the United Nations | Harry S. Truman, Stalin, Churchill |
| 1947 CE | Implementation of the Marshall Plan | George Marshall |
| 1949 CE | Foundation of the People's Republic of China | Mao Zedong |
| 1957 CE | Launch of Sputnik 1 | Soviet Union |
| 1969 CE | Apollo 11 Moon Landing | Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins |
| 1991 CE | End of the Cold War | George H. W. Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev |