HISTORICAL TIMELINE

How long AGO did the first Homo Sapiens (“humans”) emerge in Africa?

• About 100 thousand years ago

• Around 300 thousand years ago

• About 30,000 years ago

• Before dinosaurs were extinct

When was the very first type of writing invented?

• Around 300 BCE

• Around 3,000 BCE

• 300 years after Christ was born

• 300 years before Christ

What event ended Ancient Times and started the Middle Ages?

• Viking invasions

• The fall of the Aztec empire

• The fall of the Roman empire

• The rise of the Ghana empire in Africa

What major historical event(s) marks the beginning of MODERN TIMES?

• Columbus' trip to the Americas

• Europeans arrive in the Americas in 1492

• Europeans arrive in the Americas in 1492 BCE

• Columbus's trip to Africa

The first agricultural revolution (when people started to farm and grow crops for the first time)  happened about 10 thousand years ago.  

During which historical period did it happen?

• Pre-history

• Ancient Times

• Medieval Times

• Modern Times

The “infamous” Vikings raided northern Europe in the 800s (9th century).  

To which historical period did they belong?

• Pre-history

• Ancient Times

• Medieval Times / Middle Ages

• Modern Times

World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945. 

Your grandparents probably remember this. 

To which historical period did they belong?

• Pre-history

• Ancient Times

• Medieval Times / Middle Ages

• Modern Times

The Ghana empire collapsed in the 12th century. In which historical period did it fall?

• Pre-history

• Ancient Times

• Medieval Times / Middle Ages

• Modern Times

The Italian Renaissance happened around the 1400s-1600s. This was during the transition from medieval times to ________________

• Pre-history

• Ancient Times

• Medieval Times / Middle Ages

• Modern Times

The Incas rose in Latin America around 1430. During which historical period did the Incas rise as an empire?

• Pre-history

• Ancient Times

• Medieval Times / Middle Ages

• Modern Times