Ancient civilization (3999 BCE-300 CE). Mesopotamia ; Babylonia and the creation of Hammurabi's code ; Abraham: the father of three faiths ; Buddhism and Siddharta Gautama ; The Greek empire and Alexander the Great ; The Roman empire and fall of the Greek empire ; The Chinese empire and the invention of paper ; The life of Jesus --
The Middle Ages (500-1500 CE). The prophet Muhammad and the rise of Islam ; The crusades ; Mongolian invasion of Europe ; Black death ; The Renaissance ; The Hundred Years' War ; The invention of the printing press ; The Spanish inquisition --
The age of exploration and reformation (1400s-1600s CE). Portugal sets sail ; Columbus explores the Americas ; Cortés and South American Aztecs ; The transatlantic slave trade --
The age of revolution and enlightenment (1685-1848 CE). The Seven Years' War ; The European Enlightenment ; American Revolution ; French Revolution ; Haitian Revolution ; Invention of the steam locomotive ; The women's movement --
The age of imperialism and industry (1850-1914 CE). Gold rush ; American Civil War ; The Suez Canal and the scramble for Africa ; The technological revolution --
World wars and the rise of the modern era (1914-1945 CE). World War I ; The rise of communism ; The Great Depression ; Stalin and the great terror ; Second Sino-Japanese War and Pearl Harbor ; World War II ; The United Nations ; Korean War --
Post-World War II and modern times (1946 CE-Present day). Vietnam War ; The independence of India and Pakistan ; The cold war ; Apartheid in South Africa ; Civil rights movement ; The space race ; The fall of the Berlin Wall ; The war on terror ; Modern technology ; Paris Agreement on climate change ; The COVID-19 pandemic.
