A Timeline of the World in 8 Maps
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These maps highlight notablemilestones in humanhistory from 3200 BCE to 1500 CE, a period that stretches from the development of stone tools in Australia to the building of the palace complex at Machu Picchu inSouth America.
3200–2500 BCE
This period gave rise toStonehenge and Egyptianpyramids.
2500–2000 BCE
A system ofhieroglyphic writing and the large-scale cultivation ofcorn were among this period’s accomplishments.
1500–1000 BCE
This period broughttoolmaking accomplishments, including the forging of iron by the Hittites and the creation of tools fromvolcanic glass in present-day Kenya.
1000–500 BCE
This period witnessed the completion of the FirstTemple of Jerusalem.
200s BCE–200s CE
This period was one in which the ambitions of the Roman Empire were expressed in structures such as theColosseum andHadrian’s Wall.
300s–500s CE
This period brought important events in the history ofChristianity andBuddhism.
500–1100 CE
This periodwitnessed the establishment ofMecca as the center of Islam andthe capture of England by the Normans.
1100–1500 CE
This period was one of spectacular construction, includingcliff houses inNorth America,Angkor Wat, the palace complex atMachu Picchu, and theAlhambra.