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Evolution of the genus Homo in Africa.
First stone tools
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Humans spread from Africa to Eurasia.
Evolution of different human species
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Neanderthals evolve in Europe and the Middle East
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Daily usage of fire.
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Homo Sapiens evolves in East Africa
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The Cognitive Revolution.
Emergence of fictive language.
Beginning of history.
Sapiens spread out of Africa
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Sapiens settle Australia.
Extinction of Australian megafauna
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Extinction of Neanderthals
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Sapiens settle America.
Extinction of American megafauna
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Extinction of Homo floresiensis.
Homo sapiens the only surviving human species
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The Agricultural Revolution.
Domestication of plants and animals. Permanent settlements
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First kingdoms, script and money.
Polytheistic religions
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First empire – the Akkadian Empire of Sargon
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Invention of coinage – a universal money.
The Persian Empire – a universal political order ‘for the benefit of all humans’.
Buddhism in India – a universal truth ‘to liberate all beings from suffering’.
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Han Empire in China.
Roman Empire in the Mediterranean.
Invention of Christianity
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Invention of Islam
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The Scientific Revolution. Humankind admits its ignorance and begins to acquire unprecedented power.
Europeans begin to conquer America and the oceans. The entire planet becomes a single historical arena.
The rise of capitalism
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The Industrial Revolution.
Family and community are replaced by state and market.
Massive extinction of plants and animals.
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Humans transcend the boundaries of planet Earth.
Nuclear weapons threaten the survival of humankind.
Organisms are increasingly shaped by intelligent design rather than natural selection