Ancient World to First World War :- 10,000 BC: Semi-permanent settlements come up in Africa, Asia and Europe. 10,000-4,000 BC: Settlements turn into protocities. Development such as wheel, pottery and improved methods of cultivation in Mesopotamia and other places. C. 5000 BC: Beginning of civilization in Mesopotamia which is considered to be oldest civilization. 3000-1500 BC: Mature phase of Indus Valley civilization. 3000-1000 BC: Egyptian Civilization grew on the banks of Nile river. 2000 BC: Man discovered Iron. 800 BC: Flourishing of Greek civilization. 776 BC: First Olympiad in Greece. 753 BC: Rome founded. 58 BC: Caesar’s invasion of Gaul. 55 BC: Roman invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar. 4 BC: Birth of Jesus Christ. AD 30 AD: Crucification of Jesus Christ. 43 AD: Roman conquest of Britain. 570 AD: Birth of Prophet Mohammad. 600 AD: The end of the Roman Empire. 622 AD: Beginning of Hijri Era (Muslim Calendar). 800 AD: Charlemagne crowned Roman Emperor at St. Peter’s. 1066 AD: The Norman conquest of England; Battle of Hastings and accession of William the Conqueror. 1215 AD: Signing of Magna Carta (June 15). 1348 AD: Black Death Plague in England. 1492 AD: Columbus sailed for the New World on his first voyage and discovered America. 1588 AD: Defeat of Spanish Armada. 1649 AD: King Charles I beheaded; Beginning of Commonwealth. 1660 AD: The restoration of British Monarchy. 1688 AD: Bloodless or Glorious Revolution in England. 1689 AD: Establishment of British Constitutional Monarchy. 1776 AD: Declaration of American Independence (July4). 1789 AD: French Revolution (Aug 27); George Washington elected the first President of America. 1805 AD: Battle of Trafalgar; British Fleet under Lord Nelson defeated French and Spanish Fleets. 1815 AD: Battle of Waterloo (June 18). Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte to St. Helena (Oct 16). 1821 AD: Panama, Guetamala, and Santo Domingo proclaim independence from Spain. 1822 AD: Greece proclaims independence from Turkey. 1824 AD: Mexico becomes Republic. 1833 AD: Slavery abolished in Britain. 1837 AD: Victoria becomes queen of British empire. 1839-42 AD : First opium war between Britain and China. 1848-49 AD: US-Mexico war ends with Mexico giving up claims to Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Nevada. 1852 AD: South African republic established. 1858 AD: Queen Victoria appointed Empress of India; Abraham Lincoln abolishes slavery in America. 1865 AD: American civil war ends with the defeat of proslavery supporters. President Lincoln is assassinated. 1866 AD: Prussia and Italy defeat Austria in Seven Years war. 1867 AD: Dominion of Canada is established; USA buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000. 1869 AD: Suez canal opens. 1870 AD: Revolt in Paris, third republic established. 1871 AD: Franco-Prussian war ends. France surrenders Alsace-Lorraine to Germany; German empire is proclaimed with Prussian king Kaiser Wilhelm I. 1878 AD: Russo-Turkish war ends. 1887 AD: Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubliee. 1889 AD: The Eiffel Tower is built. 1893 AD: New Zeland becomes first country to grant woman to right to vote. 1895 AD: Sino-Japanese war ends with China accepting defeat. 1896 AD: First Olympic games begins in Athens. 1901 AD: Queen Victoria passes away. 1904 AD: Russo-Japanese War. 1909 AD: Discovery of North Pole by Commander Peary. 1912 AD: Establishment of the Chinese Republic. 1914 AD: World War I (July 28). 1916 AD: Battle of Verdun (France) between France and Germany (during World War I) (Feb 21). 1917 AD: Revolution in Russia; Bolsheviks come into power ending Tzar’s regime. 1918 AD: End of World War I (Nov 11).
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