-
212
212 BCE
o Archimedes is killed -
221
221 BCE
o Qin Shihuangdi becomes the emperor of China -
250
250 BCE
o Development of mayan hieroglyphs -
310
310 BCE
o First Roman aqueduct is completed -
323
323
o Alexander dies in Babylon -
325
325 BCE
o Greek cities began to be built on a grid pattern, influenced by Alexandria -
331
331 BCE
o Alexander defeats the Persians, gaining him control of Mesopotamia -
336
336 BCE
o Alexander the Great becomes ruler of Greece. -
400
400 BCE
o Crossbow is invented in China -
425
425 BCE
o Democritus theorizes that all matter is made of atoms -
430
430 BCE
o Earliest-known woven wool carpet is found in south Siberia -
500
500 BCE
o Iron-working techniques reach west Africa -
512
512 BCE
o Persian armies invade Europe and occupy northeast Greece -
525
525 BCE
o Persians conquer Egypt -
550
550 BCE
o China begins mass-producing iron -
551
551 BCE
o Birth of Confucius -
563
563 BCE
o Birth of Siddhartha Gautama -
Jan 1, 600
600 BCE
o Start of the Iron Age in China and southeast Asia -
Jan 1, 700
700 BCE
o Coinage is invented in Greek colonies -
Jan 1, 750
750 BCE
o Rise of city-states in mainland Greece
o Illiad and Odyssey are written -
Jan 1, 753
753 BCE
o Founding of Rome -
Jan 1, 776
776 BCE
o Founding of the Olympic Games -
Jan 1, 1000
1000 BCE
o Start of the Iron Age in Europe
o Egyptians develop demotic script. -
Jan 1, 1100
1100 BCE
o Jews establish Israel
o Iron is first used in southeast Europe and Italy -
Jan 1, 1200
1200 BCE
o Hittite empire collapses
o Citadel at Mycenae is sacked; end of the Mycenaean civilization.
o Start of the Iron Age in the Middle East -
Jan 1, 1225
1225 BCE
o Trojan War ends with the capture of Troy by the Greeks -
Jan 1, 1300
1300 BCE
o Emergence of the first Assyrian Empire in present-day Syria. -
Jan 1, 1350
1350 BCE
o Hittites conquer the Mitanni, the empire reaches its greatest extent. -
Jan 1, 1500
1500 BCE
o Earliest known alphabet is devised in present-day Syria -
1595 BCE
o Hittites sack Babylonia and establish temporary control in Mesopotamia -
1600 BCE
o Chariots are introduced to China.
o Hittites in Asia Minor develop the first iron-making techniques. -
1700 BCE
o Horses are introduced to Egypt. -
1800 BCE
o Horse drawn war chariot is invented in Europe. -
2000 BCE
o Egyptian scribes develop their hieratic script. -
479 BCE
o Iron-working techniques reach west Africa -
900 BCE
o People of Europe invent the saddle and develop horse-archer cavalry.
o Ancient writings of Hinduism are composed in India
o First geometric-style pottery is produced in Athens -
193 BCE
o Concrete is invented in Rome -
2100 BCE
o Mathematicians in Mesopotamia divide a circle into 360 degrees. -
2300 BCE
o Start of the Bronze Age in central Europe -
2350 BCE
Earliest-known code of law is compiled in south Mesopotamia. -
2500 BCE
Reflex bow is invented in Mesopotamia made out of wood and horn.
Royal burials at Ur contain lavishly decorated musical instruments. -
2550 BCE
Great Pyrmaid is built for the pharaoh Cheops -
2600 BCE
Earliest-known glass is made in Mesopotamia for jewelry -
2650 BCE
World's earliest-known pyramid is designed for the pharaoh Djoser. -
2700 BCE
Examples of Egyptian literature are found, the Pyramid Texts
Cuneifrom writing is developed in Mesopotamia -
2900 BCE
First sizeable town is established on the site of Troy -
3200 BCE
Bronze comes into widespread use for tools, start of the Bronze Age in the Middle East -
3400 BCE
Evidence of wheeled vehicles are found in Europe
Potter's wheel is invented in Mesopotamia -
3500 BCE
First fortified towns built in Egypt
First use of pictographs for writing occurs in Sumeria. -
3600 BCE
Poterry is invented in Guyana, South America. -
3800 BCE
Wheel is invented in Mesopotamia: first ox-drawn carts are used -
4000 BCE
First culture emerges in Egypt, domesticates donkeys.
First burial discovered with large amounts of gold with body.
