Early Civilization 500 BCE
Great new religions and philosophies being taught at this time will shape human history right up to the present day.
Premium content
This is an exclusive TimeMap only available to our Premium subscription members.
Start your Premium membership now.
Learn moreAlready have an account? Please login:
At this date farming is spreading around the world, but as yet no civilizations exist.
Premium content
This is an exclusive TimeMap only available to our Premium subscription members.
Start your Premium membership now.
Learn moreAlready have an account? Please login:
In the Middle East, the Sumerian civilization has appeared in Mesopotamia. This is the first civilization in world history.
Premium content
This is an exclusive TimeMap only available to our Premium subscription members.
Start your Premium membership now.
Learn moreAlready have an account? Please login:
More major civilizations have appeared: Egypt in North Africa and the Indus Valley civilization in South Asia.
Premium content
This is an exclusive TimeMap only available to our Premium subscription members.
Start your Premium membership now.
Learn moreAlready have an account? Please login:
New civilizations have now emerged in the Middle East and other places - but one has vanished!
Premium content
This is an exclusive TimeMap only available to our Premium subscription members.
Start your Premium membership now.
Learn moreAlready have an account? Please login:
This era marks the high point of the Bronze Age world.
Premium content
This is an exclusive TimeMap only available to our Premium subscription members.
Start your Premium membership now.
Learn moreAlready have an account? Please login:
This has been a time of great upheaval - civilizations have been damaged, and even destroyed. It is also a period of great progress.
Premium content
This is an exclusive TimeMap only available to our Premium subscription members.
Start your Premium membership now.
Learn moreAlready have an account? Please login:
New civilizations are appearing, old ones are changing.
Premium content
This is an exclusive TimeMap only available to our Premium subscription members.
Start your Premium membership now.
Learn moreAlready have an account? Please login:
The Assyrian empire has now vanished, and has been replaced by three large states - the Babylonian Empire, the empire of the Medes, and a revived Egypt.
Premium content
This is an exclusive TimeMap only available to our Premium subscription members.
Start your Premium membership now.
Learn moreAlready have an account? Please login:
Subscribe for more great content – and remove ads
Premium content
This is an exclusive TimeMap only available to our Premium subscription members.
Start your Premium membership now.
Learn moreAlready have an account? Please login:
Lost your way? See a list of all maps
Subscribe for more great content – and remove ads
