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History of the Universe eBook. 398 pages, 300 illustrations only £5.99
Below is a time line of the main stages in the history of the Universe. This website also contains a geological time scale.
(Note that in the following, bya means “billion years ago”)
13.7 bya Creation of the Universe
(Note that in the following, mya means “million years ago”)
390 mya Lobe Finned Fish
380 mya Insects
350 mya Invertebrates onto Land
300 mya Invertebrates Free From Water
65 mya Meteorite
40 mya Cow Family
3 mya Homo Erectus Recent Ice Age
(Note that in the following, kya means “thousand years ago”)
700 kya Fire
120 kya Neanderthals
100 kya People
6 kya Cities
5 kya Kings and Peasants
3 kya Iron
2 kya Roman Empire
1.6 kya Byzantium
1500 Years ago Dark Ages
1400 Years ago Islam
1000 Years ago Middle Ages
550 Years ago Colonialism Renaissance
450 Years ago Copernicus
350 Years ago Science
250 Years ago Industrial Revolution
225 Years ago Capitalism Democracy Law
200 Years ago Industrial Growth
150 Years ago Communism
100 Years ago New Industrial Nations
75 Years ago Totalitarian Dictatorships
55 Years ago Nuclear Weapons
50 Years ago Other Technology
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