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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.

30 civilizations in range

  1. Zapotec67th century BCE – 13th century
  2. Caral–Supe civilization35th century BCE – 18th century BCE
  3. Ancient Egyptc. 3100 BCE – 30 BCE
  4. Mari29th century BCE – 1759 BCE
  5. Elam2700 BCE – 539 BCE
  6. Gojoseon2333 BCE – 108 BCE
  7. Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex2200 BCE – 1700 BCE
  8. Chinese civilizationc. 2070 BCE –
  9. Babylonia19th century BCE – 539 BCE
  10. Mycenaean Greece1600 BCE – 1100 BCE
  11. Vedic period15th century BCE – 5th century BCE
  12. Olmecas1400 BCE –
  13. ancient Israel and Judah12th century BCE – 586 BCE
  14. Urartu860s BCE – 590 BCE
  15. Ancient Carthage814 BCE – 146 BCE
  16. Ancient Rome753 BCE – 476 CE
  17. Gandhara750s BCE – 535 CE
  18. Pyu city-states2nd century BCE – 1050
  19. Dacia60 BCE – 106 CE
  20. Moche culture1 CE – 700s CE
  21. Nazca culture1st century CE – 7th century CE
  22. Mogollon culture3rd century CE – 1450s
  23. Tiwanaku polity300s CE – 1150s
  24. Gaelic Ireland5th century CE – 1603
  25. Wari600 CE – 900 CE
  26. Chachapoya culture1000 – 1476
  27. Chimú culture1100 – 1470
  28. Inca civilization1197 – 1592
  29. Aztec1200 – 1523
  30. 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.