| BIBLE | DATE | WORLD |
| Creation | ? | |
| Noah builds the ark undated | ? | |
| | 2500 B.C | Egyptians discover papyrus and ink for writing and build the first libraries; iron objects manufactured in the ancient Near East |
| | 2400 | Egyptians import gold from other parts of Africa |
| | 2331 | Semitic chieftain, Sargon, conquers Sumer to become first "world conqueror" |
| | 2300 | Horses domesticated in Egypt; chickens domesticated in Babylon; bows & arrows used in wars |
| Abraham born | 2166 | |
| | 2100 | Glass made by the Mesopotamians; ziggurats (like the tower of Babel) built in Mesopotamia; earliest discovered drug, ethyl alcohol, used to alleviate pain |
| Abraham enters Canaan | 2091 | |
| Isaac born | 2066 | |
| Jacob & Esau born | 2006 | |
| | 2000 | Native Americans immigrate to North America from northern Asia; stock breeding and irrigation used in China; Stonehenge, England, a center for religions worship is erected; bellows used in india allowing for higher furnace temperatures |
| Jacob flees to Haran | 1929 | |
| Josep born | 1915 | |
| | 1900 | Egyptians use irrigation systems to control Nile floods; spoked wheel invented in the ancient Near East; horses used to pull vehicles |
| Joseph sold into slavery | 1898 | |
| Joseph rules Egypt | 1885 | |
| Joseph dies | 1805 | |
| | 1750 | Babylonian mathematicians already understand cube and square root; Hammurabi of Babylon provides first of all legal codes |
| | 1700 | Egyptian papyrus document describes medical and surgical procedures |
| Moses born | 1526 | |
| | 1500 | Sundials used in Egypt; Mexican Sun Pyramid built |
| The Exodus from Egypt | 1446 | |
| Ten Commandments | 1445 | |
| Hebrews enter Canaan | 1406 | |
| | 1400 | First period of Chinese literature; intricate clock used in Egypt |
| | 1380 | Palace of Knossos on island of Crete destroyed by earthquake |
| Judges begin to rule Israel | 1375 | |
| | 1358 | Egyptian King Tutankhamun dies and is buried inside an immense treasure-laden tomb |
| | 1250 | Silk fabrics manufactured in China |
| Deborah becomes Israel's judge | 1209 | |
| | 1200 | Labor strike in Thebes; first Chinese dictionary |
| | 1183 | Destruction of Troy during Trojan War |
| Gideon becomes Israel's judge | 1162 | |
| Samuel born | 1105 | |
| Samson becomes Israel's judge | 1075 | |
| Saul becomes Israel's first king | 1050 | |
| David becomes Israel's king | 1010 | |
| | 1000 | City of Peking built; Greek mythology fully developed; California Indians build wood-reed houses; Chinese mathematics utilizes root multiplication, geometry, proportions, and theory of motion; glazing of bricks and tiles begins and tiles begins in Near East |
| Solomon becomes Israel's king | 970 | |
| Temple in Jerusalem completed | 959 | |
| | 950 | Gols vessels and jewelry popular in northern Europe |
| Kingdom of Israel divides | 930 | |
| | 900 | Celts invade Britain; Assyrians invent inflatable skins for soldier to cross rivers |
| Elijah prophesies in Israel | 875 | |
| Ahab becomes Israel's king | 874 | |
| Evidence of highly developed metal and stone sculptures in Africa | 850 | |
| Elisha prophesies in Israel | 848 | |
| Elisha prophesies in Israel | 835 | |
| | 814 | Founding of Carthage, a Phoenician trading post |
| | 800 | Development of caste system in India; Babylonian and Chinese astronomers understand planetary movements; spoked wheels used in Europe; Homer writes Iliad and Odyssey; ice skating a popular spot in northern Europe |
| | 776 | First know date of Olympic games |
| Hosea becomes a prophet | 753 | Traditional date for founding of city of Rome |
| | 750 | Earliest music notation written in ancient Greece; Celts introduce plow to Britain |
| Israel invaded by Tiglath Pileser III of Assyria | 743 | |
| Isaiah becomes prophet | 740 | |
| israel (Northern Kingdom) falls | 722 | |
| Hezekiah becomes Judah's king | 715 | |
| Jerusalem besieged by Sennacherib of Assyria | 701 | |
| | 700 | False teeth invented in Italy |
| | 660 | Japan established as a nation |
| | 650 | Soldering of iron invented |
| Josiah becomes Judah's king | 640 | |
| | 648 | Horse racing first held at 33rd Olympic Games |
| Jeremiah becomes a prophet | 627 | |
| Assyrian capital of Nineveh destroyed | 612 | |
| Daniel taken captive to Babylon | 605 | |
| | 600 | Temple of Artemis built in Ephesus - one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
| Judah (Southern Kingdom) falls to Babylon | 586 | |
| | 563 | Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, born in India |
| King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon dies | 562 | |
| | 560 | Aesop writes his fabies |
| | 551 | Confucius famous Chinese scholar, born |
| | 550 | King Cyrus the Great conquers the Medes and founds the Persian EMpire; lock & key, water level, and carpenter's square inverted |
| | 540 | Horseback postal service in Persian Empire |
| Babylon overthrown by Cyrus of Persia | 539 | |
| First exiles return to Jerusalem | 538 | |
| | 534 | Tragedy emerges as a form of Greek drama |
| | 525 | Polo a sport among Persians |
| | 520 | Public libraries open in Athens, Greece |
| New Temple completed in Jerusalem | 515 | |
| | 509 | Rome becomes a republic |
| | 500 | Glass first imported into China from Near East; Indian surgeon Susrata performs cataract operation; origin of Halloween, a Celtic festival |
| | 490 | First time Greek men choose short haircuts |
| Esther becomes queen os Persia | 479 | |
| | 469 | Socrates philosopher of the ancient world, born |
| | 460 | Birth of Democritus, who introduced an atomic theory by arguing that all bodies are made of indivisible and unchangeable atoms |
| Ezra returns to Jerusalem | 458 | |
| | 457 | Golden Age in Athens, Greece begins |
| Nehemiah builds Jerusalem wall | 445 | |
| | 448 | Greek sculptor Phidias makes a 60-foot-high statue of Zeus-one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World |
| Malachi becomes a prophet | 430 | Romans agree to concept of a dictator in times of military emergency |
| | 399 | Socrates condemned to death by Athenian Jury |
| Aramaic begins to replace Hebrew as Jewish language | 390 | |
| | 384 | Aristotle born |
| | 370 | Plato writes his most famous book. The Republic |
| | 330 | Alexander the Great defeats the Persian Empire |
| | 312 | Romans build first paved road, the "Appian Way, "from Rome to Capua |
| | 255 | Hebrew Old Testament translated into Greek and called the Septuagint |
| | 241 | Romans conquered Sicily and add their first non-italian territory to the Roman Empire |
| | 215 | Great Wall of China built |
| | 139 | Jews and astrologers banished from Rome |
| | 102 | First Chinese ships reach east coast of India; ball bearings used in Danish cart wheels |
| | 100 | Julius Caesar, first emperor of Rome, born |
| | 55 | Romans conquer England and make it part of Roman EMpire until A.D.442 |
| | 51 | Cleopatra becomes last independent Egyptian ruler of the ancient world |
| | 46 | Julius Caesar becomes dictator for life, then is assassinated two years later |
| Herod the Great made king of Judea by the Romans | 37 | |
| | 30 | Cleopatra and her lover, Marc Anthony, both die by suicide |
| Mary' Jesus' mother born | 25? | |
| | 23 | Sumo wrestling in Japan |
| Herod the Great begins remodeling Temple in Jerusalem | 20 | |
| Jesus Christ born | 6/5 | |
| Herod the Great dies | 4 | |
| | A.D. 1 | Saddles first used in Europe |
| Paul born | 5? | |
| | 7 | Zealots in Judea rebel against Rome |
| | 14 | Tiberius succeeds Caesar Augustus as Roman emperor |
| John the Baptist begins his ministry; Pontius Pilate appointed governor | 26 | |
| Jesus begins his ministry | 26/27 | |
| Jesus crucified; Jesus ascends into heaven; Pentecost; early church beginnings | 30 | |
| Paul's conversion on Damascus | 35 | |
| Herod Agripa appointed king of Judea | 40 | |
| | 43 | London founded; first definite reference to diamonds |
| Paul begins first missionary journey | 46 | |
| | 50 | Roman begin using soap |
| | 54 | Emperor Claudius poisoned by order of his wife; Nero becomes emperor |
| Paul writes Romans; Paul imprisoned in Caesarea | 57 | |
| Paul's voyage to Rome | 59 | |
| Paul writes "prison letters" | 60 | |
| Paul released from prison | 62 | |
| | 64 | Fire burns much of Rome. Nero blames Christians for setting it |
| Paul martyred | 67? | |
| | 66 | Painting on canvas |
| | 68 | Romans destroy a Jewish religious commune at Qumran. Before the Qumran community is captured, they hide their library of Bible manuscripts in a cave by the Dead Sea (discovered in 1948) |
| Romans destry Jerusalem | 70 | |
| 960 Jews commit mass suicide at Masada while under Roman attack | 73 | |
| | 74 | China opens silk trade with the West |
| | 75 | Rome begins construction of famous Colosseum |
| | 79 | Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts, killing 30.000 people and burying cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum |
| Apostle John writes Revelation | 95 | |
