Timelines Of World History
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Prehistory

*For events dating from the formation of the universe see:
Timeline of the early universe The timeline of the early universe outlines the formation and subsequent evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang (13.799 ± 0.021 billion years ago) to the present day. An epoch is a moment in time from which nature or situations change to ...
and Timeline of the universe *For events dating from the formation of the planet to the rise of modern humans see:
Timeline of natural history This timeline of natural history summarizes significant geological and biological events from the formation of the Earth to the arrival of modern humans. Times are listed in millions of years, or megaanni ( Ma). Dating of the geologic record ...
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Timeline of the evolutionary history of life The timeline of the evolutionary history of life represents the current scientific theory outlining the major events during the development of life on planet Earth. Dates in this article are consensus estimates based on scientific evidence, main ...
, Timeline of life and Timeline of human development *For events dating from the first appearance of ''Homo sapiens'' to before the invention of writing see:
Timeline of prehistory This timeline of prehistory covers the time from the first appearance of ''Homo sapiens'' in Africa 315,000 years ago to the invention of writing, over 4,000 years ago, with the earliest records going back to 3,200 BC. Prehistory covers the tim ...


History

These timelines of
world history World history may refer to: * Human history, the history of human beings * History of Earth, the history of planet Earth * World history (field), a field of historical study that takes a global perspective * ''World History'' (album), a 1998 albu ...
detail recorded events since the
creation of writing The history of writing traces the development of expressing language by systems of markings and how these markings were used for various purposes in different societies, thereby transforming social organization. Writing systems are the foundati ...
roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. *For events from see:
Timeline of ancient history This timeline of ancient history lists historical events of the documented ancient past from the beginning of recorded history until the Early Middle Ages. Prior to this time period, prehistory civilizations were pre-literate and did not have ...
*For events from , see:
Timeline of the Middle Ages The following is a timeline of major events in post-classical history from the 5th to 15th centuries, loosely corresponding to the Old World Middle Ages, intermediate between Late Antiquity and the early modern period. Overview This timet ...
*For events from , see:
Timelines of modern history The following are timelines of modern history, from the end of the Middle Ages, ,Encyclopedia BritannicaThe Middle-Ages Retrieved October 14, 2020 to the present. General timelines Early modern period *For a timeline of events prior to 1501, ...


Future

*For future timelines, see:
Timelines of the future There are some articles regarding this topic: * 3rd millennium, up to the year 3000 * Timeline of the far future, events beyond the year 3000 * List of future astronomical events, for astronomical or calendric events Fictional timelines

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See also

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ChronoZoom ChronoZoom is a free open source project that visualizes time on the broadest possible scale from the Big Bang to the present day. Conceived by Walter Alvarez and Roland Saekow and developed by the department of Earth and Planetary Science at the ...
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History by period Human history, also called world history, is the narrative of humanity's past. It is understood and studied through anthropology, archaeology, genetics, and linguistics. Since the invention of writing, human history has been studied through ...
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List of years This page indexes the individual years pages. 3rd millennium 21st century : : : : : : : : : : 2nd millennium 20th century : : : : : : : : : : 19th century : : : : : : : : : : 18th century : : : : : : : : : : 17th century : : : : : : : : : ...
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List of decades, centuries, and millennia This is a list of decades, centuries, and millennia from 10,000 BC to 2030 AD, including links to corresponding articles with more information about them. Notes See also * List of years * Timelines of world history * List of timelines * Chron ...
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