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24 timelines

World History Timeline

Trace humanity's journey from the first Homo sapiens through the rise and fall of civilizations. Each timeline covers a distinct period with key events and connections to lessons.

300k BCE – 50k BCE10 events

Dawn of Humanity

A timeline of early human evolution from 300,000 to 50,000 BCE — the emergence of Homo sapiens, mastery of fire, and the first stirrings of symbolic thought.

70k BCE – 10k BCE10 events

The Great Migration

A timeline of human dispersal from 70,000 to 10,000 BCE — how Homo sapiens spread across Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Americas.

10k BCE – 5k BCE13 events

The Neolithic Revolution

A timeline of the agricultural revolution from 10,000 to 5,000 BCE — how farming, settlement, and social complexity transformed human life.

5k BCE – 3k BCE9 events

The First Civilizations

A timeline from 5,000 to 3,000 BCE — the rise of the first cities, writing, and complex societies in Mesopotamia and Egypt.

3k BCE – 2k BCE9 events

The Early Bronze Age

A timeline from 3,000 to 2,000 BCE — the age of pyramids, the first empires, and the flourishing of river valley civilizations.

2k BCE – 1k BCE8 events

The Late Bronze Age

A timeline from 2,000 to 1,200 BCE — the age of empires, international trade, and the world's first globalized economy.

1k BCE – 600 BCE9 events

Bronze Age to Iron Age

A timeline from 1,200 to 600 BCE — the aftermath of collapse, the rise of iron, and the emergence of new civilizations and empires.

300k BCE – 600 BCE17 events

Complete Phase 1 Timeline

A master timeline of world history from 300,000 to 600 BCE — human evolution, the Neolithic Revolution, river valley civilizations, and the Bronze Age.

600 BCE – 323 BCE13 events

Classical Greece

A timeline of ancient Greek civilization from the rise of the city-states to the conquests of Alexander the Great — democracy, philosophy, and the birth of Western thought.

323 BCE – 31 BCE9 events

The Hellenistic Age

A timeline of the Hellenistic world from Alexander's death to Rome's conquest — successor kingdoms, cosmopolitan culture, and scientific breakthroughs.

509 BCE – 27 BCE12 events

The Roman Republic

A timeline of the Roman Republic from its founding to its fall — the Punic Wars, expansion across the Mediterranean, and the civil wars that ended republican government.

27 BCE – 476 CE15 events

The Roman Empire

A timeline of the Roman Empire from Augustus to the fall of the West — the Pax Romana, the rise of Christianity, and the empire's division and decline.

322 BCE – 550 CE10 events

Classical India

A timeline of classical Indian civilization from the Maurya Empire to the Gupta Golden Age — Ashoka's transformation, the birth of Buddhism, and India's intellectual flowering.

551 BCE – 220 CE11 events

Classical China

A timeline of classical Chinese civilization from Confucius through the Han Dynasty — philosophy, unification, the Silk Road, and the foundations of Chinese governance.

2k BCE – 400 CE11 events

World Religions Emerge

A timeline of the birth and spread of the world's major religions — Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Zoroastrianism.

600 BCE – 500 CE20 events

The Classical World — Complete Timeline

The complete Phase 2 timeline covering the classical world from 600 BCE to 500 CE — Greece, Rome, India, China, and the birth of world religions.

570 CE – 750 CE11 events

The Rise of Islam

A timeline of Islam's emergence and rapid expansion from 570 to 750 CE — from the birth of Muhammad to the Umayyad Caliphate's peak.

750 CE – 1258 CE9 events

The Islamic Golden Age

A timeline of intellectual and cultural achievement across the Islamic world from 750 to 1258 CE — from Baghdad's House of Wisdom to its destruction.

476 CE – 1100 CE12 events

The Byzantine Empire

A timeline of the Eastern Roman Empire from 476 to 1100 CE — the survival of Rome in the East through Justinian's ambitions, Arab sieges, and the Great Schism.

800 CE – 1450 CE14 events

Medieval Western Europe

A timeline of Western Europe from 800 to 1450 CE — from Charlemagne's coronation through feudalism, the Crusades, the Black Death, and the dawn of the Renaissance.

1162 CE – 1368 CE12 events

The Mongol Era

A timeline of the Mongol Empire from 1162 to 1368 CE — from Temüjin's birth to the fall of the Yuan Dynasty and the end of Mongol rule in China.

618 CE – 1279 CE10 events

Tang & Song Dynasty China

A timeline of China's golden ages from 618 to 1279 CE — Tang cosmopolitanism, Song innovation, and the technologies that changed the world.

300 CE – 1450 CE11 events

Medieval Africa & the Americas

A timeline of major developments in Africa and the Americas from 300 to 1450 CE — from Aksum's peak to the rise of Mali, Great Zimbabwe, the Aztecs, and the Inca.

500 CE – 1450 CE21 events

Complete Phase 3 — Post-Classical & Medieval World

A master timeline of the post-classical and medieval period from 500 to 1450 CE — Islam, Byzantium, feudal Europe, the Mongols, Song China, Africa, and the Americas.