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Timeline of Civilization

From the birth of the Universe to the possible futures of civilization. Dates show their real precision; future items are marked as projections.

Years use astronomical numbering: 1 BCE is 0, so 3001 BCE is −3000. Leave a field empty for no bound.

37 civilizations in range

  1. Zapotec67th century BCE – 13th century
  2. Sumerc. 4500 BCE – c. 1900 BCE
  3. Caral–Supe civilization35th century BCE – 18th century BCE
  4. Mesopotamiac. 3500 BCE – 539 BCE
  5. Indus Valley Civilisationc. 3300 BCE – c. 1300 BCE
  6. Ancient Egyptc. 3100 BCE – 30 BCE
  7. Mari29th century BCE – 1759 BCE
  8. Elam2700 BCE – 539 BCE
  9. Gojoseon2333 BCE – 108 BCE
  10. Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex2200 BCE – 1700 BCE
  11. Chinese civilizationc. 2070 BCE –
  12. Maya Civilizationc. 2000 BCE – 1697
  13. Babylonia19th century BCE – 539 BCE
  14. Mycenaean Greece1600 BCE – 1100 BCE
  15. Ancient Indiac. 1500 BCE – c. 550 CE
  16. Vedic period15th century BCE – 5th century BCE
  17. Olmecas1400 BCE –
  18. ancient Israel and Judah12th century BCE – 586 BCE
  19. Urartu860s BCE – 590 BCE
  20. Ancient Carthage814 BCE – 146 BCE
  21. Ancient Greecec. 800 BCE – 146 BCE
  22. Ancient Rome753 BCE – 476 CE
  23. Gandhara750s BCE – 535 CE
  24. Pyu city-states2nd century BCE – 1050
  25. Dacia60 BCE – 106 CE
  26. Moche culture1 CE – 700s CE
  27. Nazca culture1st century CE – 7th century CE
  28. Mogollon culture3rd century CE – 1450s
  29. Tiwanaku polity300s CE – 1150s
  30. Gaelic Ireland5th century CE – 1603
  31. Wari600 CE – 900 CE
  32. Islamic Civilization622 CE –
  33. Chachapoya culture1000 – 1476
  34. Chimú culture1100 – 1470
  35. Inca civilization1197 – 1592
  36. Aztec1200 – 1523
  37. Inca Empire1438 – 1533

Timeline of Civilization

  1. 13.8 billion years ago
    The UniverseE5
  2. 4.5 billion years ago
    Earth formsE5
  3. 3.5 billion years ago
    Early lifeE4
  4. 302 thousand years ago
    Homo sapiensE4
  5. 10th millennium BCE
    Agricultural RevolutionE5
  6. 35th century BCE
    Early citiesE5
  7. 32nd century BCE
    WritingE5
  8. 5th century BCE
    Axial AgeE5
  9. 1760s
    Industrial RevolutionE5
  10. 1945
    Nuclear AgeE5
  11. 1991
    Internet AgeE5
  12. 2040s
    Permanent lunar presence?E2Emerging civilization
  13. 2050s
    AGI?E1Hypothetical civilization
  14. 2060s
    Mars settlement?E2Emerging civilization
  15. 22nd century
    Interstellar civilization?E1Hypothetical civilization
  16. 3rd millennium
    Extraterrestrial contact?E1Hypothetical civilization

Items marked E0–E2 are projections or hypotheses, not facts. They are shown so that the past, present and possible future sit on one axis.