Meanwhile…

Founding of the Shang dynasty in China

circa 1600 v.Chr.

Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

circa 605 v.Chr.

The Roman Empire

circa 27 v.Chr. - 476 n.Chr.

the Zhou defeat the Shang at Muye

circa 1046 v.Chr.

The Persian Wars against Greece

circa 490-479 v.Chr.

Oracle bones and the Shang dynasty

rond 1250 v.Chr.

Early Greek medicine and the cult of Asclepius

rond 800 v.Chr.

End of the ancient Olympic Games

393 na Chr.

Purple Dye Trade Emerges in the Levant

around 1500 BC

early experiments with rice cultivation

rond 1.000 v.Chr.

Roman Road and Grain Supply System

around 100 AD

The Edwin Smith Papyrus in Egypt

rond 1600 v.Chr.

Sushruta and the foundations of Ayurveda

rond 600 v.Chr.

water flushing in the palace of Knossos

rond 1700 v.Chr.

The Royal Road and Persian Relay Couriers

around 500 BC

Roman stone bridge built over the Meuse

2nd century AD

Rise of San Lorenzo as an early Olmec center

circa 1600 v.Chr.

Origin of the Olympic Games at Olympia

rond 776 v.Chr.

Classical Indian dance traditions codified

around 200 BC

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

Farmhouses with people and livestock under one roof

rond 1700 v.Chr.

Waves of migration from the Korean peninsula

rond 500 v.Chr.

Climate cooling and adaptation of lifestyles

rond 2.000 v.Chr.

The eruption of Thera near Santorini

rond 1600 v.Chr.

The eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii

79 na Chr.