|
| Bow and arrow
developed. |
-20,000 |
|
|
| European
fishermen develop a rudimentary fishing wedge. |
-25,000 |
|
|
|
-30,000 |
Neanderthals
disappear. |
|
| Homo sapiens
dominates the Earth. |
-33,000 |
|
|
| Homo sapiens
appears with a large brain and superior intelligence. |
-38,000 |
|
|
| Neanderthals use
stone tools and fire. |
-70,000 |
|
|
| Neanderthals
begin to use speech. |
-75,000 |
|
|
| Human ancestors in Africa make tools, create art, exploit remote resources. |
-240,000 |
|
|
| Homo sapiens
appears. |
-250,000 |
|
|
| Homo erectus
begins to cook meat. |
-400,000 |
|
|
| Dawn of Japanese
civilization. |
-598,000 |
|
|
|
-1,000,000 |
Australopithecine
ape-man disappears. |
|
| Australopithecine
biped, Australopithecus afarensis appears in Ethiopia with opposed thumb enabling
use of tools. |
-3,000,000 |
|
|
| Australopithecus
anamensis appears. |
-4,100,000 |
|
|
| First flowering
plants appear. |
-142,000,000 |
|
|
|
-251,000,000 |
Permian mass
extinction. |
|
| Homo erectus
uses fire. |
-500,000 |
|
|
| First animal life appears. |
-540,000,000 |
|
|
| First
non-microscopic animals appear. |
-570,000,000 |
|
|
| Multi-celled
organisms emerge, dramatically increasing the pace of evolution. |
-700,000,000
|
|
|
| Simple life forms
join forces to form eukaryotes, the fundamental building blocks of all life on Earth. |
-1,400,000,000 |
|
|
| The Big Bang. |
-15,000,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
