Main article: Vedic CivilisationSee also: Vedas and Indo-AryansA map of North India in the late Vedic period.The Vedic period is characterised by Indo-Aryan culture associated with the texts of Vedas, ...
Stone Age Main article: South Asian Stone AgeFurther information: Peopling of India, Mehrgarh, Bhimbetka rock shelters, and Edakkal CaveBhimbetka rock painting, Madhya Pradesh, India (c. 30,000 years ...
The history of India begins with evidence of human activity of Homo sapiens, as long as 75,000 years ago, or with earlier hominids including Homo erectus from about 500,000 years ago.The Indus Valley ...
Preclassic Era Vessel from the Capacha culture, found in Acatitan, Colima.The Preclassic period ran from 2500 BCE to 200 CE. Its beginnings are marked by the development of the first ceramic tradition ...
Mesoamerican civilization is a complex network of different cultures. As seen in the time-line below, these did not necessarily occur at the same time. The processes that gave rise to each of the cult ...
Paleo-Indian period 10,000–3500 BCEMain article: History of Mesoamerica (Paleo-Indian)The Paleo-Indian (less frequently, Lithic) period or era is that which spans from the first signs of human presen ...
Mesoamerican chronology divides the history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian (first human habitation–3500 BCE), the Archaic (3500–2000), the Preclassic or Formativ ...
Islamic caliphate See also: Caliphate, Muslim conquests, Islamic Golden Age, and Iranian IntermezzoFurther information: Early social changes under Islam and Muslim conquestsAge of the Caliphs Expansio ...
The ancient Near East Main article: Ancient Near EastSee also: Short chronology timelineCradle of civilization The earliest civilizations in history were established in the region now known as the Mid ...
Main articles: History of the Republic of China and History of the People's Republic of ChinaHistorians agree that the fall of the Qing dynasty demarcated the modern era in Chinese history. Scholars, ...
Qin Dynasty (221–206 BC)Qin Shi HuangMain article: Qin DynastyCapital: Xianyang Historians often refer to the period from Qin Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty as Imperial China. Though the unified ...
Xia Dynasty (c. 2100 – c. 1600 BC)Main article: Xia DynastyThe Xia Dynasty of China (from c. 2100 to c. 1600 BC) is the first dynasty to be described in ancient historical records such as Sima Qian's ...
PaleolithicSee also: List of Paleolithic sites in ChinaWhat is now China was inhabited by Homo erectus more than a million years ago. Recent study shows that the stone tools found at Xiaochangliang si ...
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the cradle of Chinese civ ...
Main articles: Legacy of the Roman Empire and ClassicsExternal videoImageRomeArchofTitus02.jpgAncient Rome (13:47), Smarthistory at Khan AcademyAncient Rome is the progenitor of Western civilization. ...
