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World History Timeline
Start here with the world history timeline, spanning c. 300,000 years ago to 2008 CE in seven lanes.
Timelines
History timelines by era
History timelines built in Chronarium, each with its own page, a picture of the timeline, and a table of entries grouped by period. Every entry is dated, with two published sources listed by publisher and link, plus a third, independent source confirming the date. The project file behind each timeline is a free download that opens in Chronarium on a Mac.
Prehistory and the ancient world
6 timelines
Prehistoric Timeline
c. 7 million years ago – c. 3000 BCE · 71 entries
Ancient Mesopotamia Timeline
c. 7000 BCE – 323 BCE · 69 entries
Ancient Greece Timeline
c. 2000 BCE – 31 BCE · 90 entries
Roman Empire Timeline
c. 753 BCE – 1453 CE · 89 entries
Chinese Dynasties Timeline
c. 2070 BCE – 1912 CE · 89 entries
Maya Timeline
c. 2000 BCE – 1842 CE · 63 entries
The medieval world
1 timeline
Crusades Timeline
1071 – 1444 · 70 entries
The early modern world
1 timeline
Renaissance Timeline
c. 1300 – 1616 · 89 entries
The modern world
4 timelines
French Revolution Timeline
1774 – 1804 · 90 entries
Industrial Revolution Timeline
1709 – 1914 · 97 entries
World War 2 Timeline
1931 – 1946 · 121 entries
Cold War Timeline
1945 – 1991 · 117 entries