A Brief History of the World

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A Brief History of the World
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Cave Men!
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Cave Men Nomads
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Humans spread to 6 continents
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Animal Domestication

• 10,000 BC Dogs
• 7,000 BC Sheep, Goats
• 6,000 BC Cattle, Pig, Chicken
• 4,000 BC Llama, Alpaca, Horse

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Why is horse domestication a big deal?
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4000 BC Earliest Sailboats
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Early Agriculture
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Early Civilizations
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Early Cities
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2500 BC Hinduism founded
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2000 BC Judaism founded
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800-500 BC Greek Empire
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221 BC220 AD Qin and Han Dynasties
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27 BC- 476 AD Roman Empire
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33 AD Christianity founded
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250-900 AD Mayan Empire
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622 AD Islam founded
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1400s First use of cannons
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1400s-1800s European Colonialism
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1775-83 American Revolution
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1780s Industrial Revolution in England
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1903 First flight
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1914-19 World War I
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1939-45 World War II
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1945-91 Cold War
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1950s Medical Revolution in South America,
Asia, Africa
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1957 First satellite launched
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1969 First man on the moon
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1990s Rise of the internet
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2000s Rise of social networking.