16,000,000,000
BP... |
Origin of the Universe - Origin of our galaxy
and solar system |
| 5,000,000,000
BP... |
Origin
of Earth - Origin of Life |
| 900,000,000
BP... |
Life
since the Varangian glaciations. The rise of animals |
| 250,000,000
BP... |
Dinosaurs,
conifers and flowering plants. The opening of the Atlantic |
| 80,000,000
BP... |
Birds,
mammals, primates, and anthropoids since the last Great Extinction.
Rise of great modern mountain chains |
| 25,000,000
BP... |
Global
cooling. Folding of Sierras & Rockies. Rise of anthropoids |
| 5,000,000
BP... |
Intensifying
glaciation. Australopithecus afarensis. Homo Habilis, Erectus
and others |
| 1,500,000
BP... |
Last
25 ice-ages. Genesis of Homo Sapiens |
| 350,000 BP... |
Last
3 ice-ages. Genesis of Homo Sapiens Sapiens |
| 150,000 BP... |
Origin
and spread of Homo Sapiens Sapiens. The last ice-age |
| 50,000 BP... |
Homo
Sapiens Sapiens established world-wide. Climax and end of last
ice-age |
| 10,000 BP... |
Life
during the present interglacial. The rise and spread of agriculture
and state societies |
| 5,000 BP... |
Wars
and conquests. Ancient city-states and empires |
| 2,000 BP... |
The
Roman Empire and its aftermath |
| 800 BP... |
Europe
and the World since the Black Death |
| 250 BP... |
Europe
and the World since the French Revolution |
