- Prehistory
- For events dating from the formation of the Universe see: Timeline of the formation of the Universe
- For events dating from the formation of the planet to the rise of modern humans see: Timeline of natural history and Timeline of the evolutionary history of life
- For events dating from the first appearance of Homo sapiens to before the invention of writing see: Timeline of human prehistory
- History
These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago (which marks the beginning of history) to the present day.
- For events from c.â3200 BCÂ â" c.â500 see: Timeline of ancient history
- For events from c.â500Â â" c.â1499, see: Timeline of the Middle Ages
- For events from c.â1500, see: Timelines of modern history
- Future
- For future timelines, see: Timelines of the future
See also
Brief Timeline - World History - 6000 years (8) - History Timeline - Brief Timeline - 4000 BC to Today Mesopotamia, Palestine, Egypt, Recorded History, Emergence of Complex Civilization, Noah, Hammurabi, ...
- List of years
- List of decades
- List of centuries
- List of millennia
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- {{Life timeline}}
- {{Nature timeline}}