Historical Timeline: Key Events from Prehistory to Modern Africa

What period does the Stone Age cover?

Prehistory - approx. 3000 BCE

When did the Harappan Civilization exist?

Approx. 2600 BCE - 1900 BCE

What years encompass the life of Qin Shi Huangdi?

259 BCE - 210 BCE

When did the Mayan Empire reach its peak?

Classic Period, approx. 250 CE - 900 CE

When did Mansa Musa become ruler of the Mali Empire?

1312 CE

In what year did Ibn Batuta begin his travels?

1325 CE

When were the Aztecs conquered by Cortes?

1521 CE

What year did the Haitian revolution led by Toussaint L'Ouverture begin?

1791 CE

When was the Monroe Doctrine introduced?

1823 CE

What year did the Sepoy Rebellion occur?

1857 CE

When did the Berlin Conference take place?

1884 CE

What year did dynastic rule in China come to an end?

1911 CE

When did Mohandas K. Gandhi lead the great salt march?

1930 CE

What year did Mao Zedong become the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party?

1945 CE

When did India gain independence from Britain?

1947 CE

When did the African Independence Movement begin?

Late 1950s / 1960s

When did Nelson Mandela become the first black head of state in South Africa?

1994 CE