Time chart: selected events of ancient Eurasia (all dates BCE unless otherwise noted; all dates approximate). We are studying the items in bold face.

[100,000 Homo sapiens, the modern human species, emerges in Africa.]
40,000 Paleolithic era begins
6,000 Neolithic revolution
3,000 Sumerians and Egyptians begin
2,500 Indus valley civilization begins
2,000 Minoan civilization on Crete
1,500 Shang civilization in China; Mycenaeans in Greece
1,450 King Tut
1,200 "Trojan War"
1,000 King David in Israel (Old Testament)

Minoans: 2000-1450
Mycenaeans: 1600-1100
Greek "Dark Age" or Early Iron Age 1100-800
Archaic period 800-500
Classical period 500-300
Hellenistic period 300-32
Etruscan civilization (Italy) 800-300
Roman civilization 500 BCE-400 CE