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All World Regions
8000–2000
B.C.
2000–1000
B.C.
1000
B.C.
–1
A.D.
1–500
A.D.
500–1000
A.D.
1000–1400
A.D.
1400–1600
A.D.
1600–1800
A.D.
1800–1900
A.D.
1900
A.D.
–Present
Africa
8000–2000
B.C.
2000–1000
B.C.
1000
B.C.
–1
A.D.
1–500
A.D.
500–1000
A.D.
1000–1400
A.D.
1400–1600
A.D.
1600–1800
A.D.
1800–1900
A.D.
1900
A.D.
–Present
Central America
8000–2000
B.C.
2000–1000
B.C.
1000
B.C.
–1
A.D.
1–500
A.D.
500–1000
A.D.
1000–1400
A.D.
1400–1600
A.D.
1600–1800
A.D.
1800–1900
A.D.
1900
A.D.
–Present
Central and North Asia
8000–2000
B.C.
2000–1000
B.C.
1000
B.C.
–1
A.D.
1–500
A.D.
500–1000
A.D.
1000–1400
A.D.
1400–1600
A.D.
1600–1800
A.D.
1800–1900
A.D.
1900
A.D.
–Present
East Asia
8000–2000
B.C.
2000–1000
B.C.
1000
B.C.
–1
A.D.
1–500
A.D.
500–1000
A.D.
1000–1400
A.D.
1400–1600
A.D.
1600–1800
A.D.
1800–1900
A.D.
1900
A.D.
–Present
Europe
8000–2000
B.C.
2000–1000
B.C.
1000
B.C.
–1
A.D.
1–500
A.D.
500–1000
A.D.
1000–1400
A.D.
1400–1600
A.D.
1600–1800
A.D.
1800–1900
A.D.
1900
A.D.
–Present
North America
8000–2000
B.C.
2000–1000
B.C.
1000
B.C.
–1
A.D.
1–500
A.D.
500–1000
A.D.
1000–1400
A.D.
1400–1600
A.D.
1600–1800
A.D.
1800–1900
A.D.
1900
A.D.
–Present
Oceania
8000–2000
B.C.
2000–1000
B.C.
1000
B.C.
–1
A.D.
1–500
A.D.
500–1000
A.D.
1000–1400
A.D.
1400–1600
A.D.
1600–1800
A.D.
1800–1900
A.D.
1900
A.D.
–Present
South America
8000–2000
B.C.
2000–1000
B.C.
1000
B.C.
–1
A.D.
1–500
A.D.
500–1000
A.D.
1000–1400
A.D.
1400–1600
A.D.
1600–1800
A.D.
1800–1900
A.D.
1900
A.D.
–Present
South and Southeast Asia
8000–2000
B.C.
2000–1000
B.C.
1000
B.C.
–1
A.D.
1–500
A.D.
500–1000
A.D.
1000–1400
A.D.
1400–1600
A.D.
1600–1800
A.D.
1800–1900
A.D.
1900
A.D.
–Present
West Asia
8000–2000
B.C.
2000–1000
B.C.
1000
B.C.
–1
A.D.
1–500
A.D.
500–1000
A.D.
1000–1400
A.D.
1400–1600
A.D.
1600–1800
A.D.
1800–1900
A.D.
1900
A.D.
–Present
Timelines
8,000–2,000
b.c.
Africa
Central America
Central and North Asia
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
South and Southeast Asia
West Asia
2,000–1,000
b.c.
Africa
Central America
Central and North Asia
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
South and Southeast Asia
West Asia
1,000
b.c.
–1
a.d.
Africa
Central America
Central and North Asia
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
South and Southeast Asia
West Asia
1–500
a.d.
Africa
Central America
Central and North Asia
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
South and Southeast Asia
West Asia
500–1,000
a.d.
Africa
Central America
Central and North Asia
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
South and Southeast Asia
West Asia
1,000–1400
a.d.
Africa
Central America
Central and North Asia
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
South and Southeast Asia
West Asia
1400–1600
a.d.
Africa
Central America
Central and North Asia
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
South and Southeast Asia
West Asia
1600–1800
a.d.
Africa
Central America
Central and North Asia
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
South and Southeast Asia
West Asia
1800–1900
a.d.
Africa
Central America
Central and North Asia
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
South and Southeast Asia
West Asia
1900
a.d.
–present
Africa
Central America
Central and North Asia
East Asia
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
South and Southeast Asia
West Asia
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Assyria, 1365–609 B.C.
Assyria, The Rediscovery of
Cesnola Collection, The
Cypriot Art and Culture, Prehistoric
Cyprus—Island of Copper
Cyprus, Geometric and Archaic
Eastern Mediterranean, Geography
Ebla in the Third Millennium B.C.
Eynan/Ain Mallaha (10,000–8200 B.C.)
Halaf Period
Hasanlu in the Iron Age
Hittites, The
Iran, Geography
Lydia and Phrygia
Mesopotamia, Abridged List of Rulers
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Nabataean Kingdom and Petra
Nahal Mishmar Treasure
Palmyra
Parthian Empire (247 B.C.–224 A.D.)
Phoenicians (1500–300 B.C.)
Phrygia, Gordion, and King Midas in the late 8th century B.C.
Roman Empire, Abridged List of Rulers
Sasanians, 224–636 A.D.
Sculpture, Early Dynastic, 2900–2350
Seleucid Empire (323–64 B.C.)
Temples, Colossal, Roman Near East
Third Millennium B.C., Art of the First Cities in the
Trade between Arabia and the Empires of Rome and Asia
Trade between the Romans and the Empires of Asia
Trade Routes between Europe and Asia, Ancient
Ubaid Period
Ugarit
Ur: The Royal Graves
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Uruk: The First City
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Writing in Mesopotamia, Origins
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