Historical events during 3000 BC - 1500 AD Timeline

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The Bronze Age is the name of the time period in which stone tools started being replaced with tools made of bronze, a mixture of tin and copper. The discovery of bronze (while most likely happening by accident) was essentially what gave the birth to civilization. The existence of bronze allowed the building of larger and more effective tools, and the mechanisms required for irrigation control.

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Papyrus was used as early as 3000 BC by the Egyptians to make many things including baskets, sandals, mats, rope, tables, chairs, medicine, food, clothes, and perhaps most importantly, paper. The paper created by papyrus was used to write on, display information, record events, and many other things. The invention of paper was very important to civilization because it introduced a more efficient and easy way to do all of the things listed above.

The Egyptian Calendar is the basis for most used calendars to date. It was the first calendar to have 365 day long years. Contrary to most calendars today, the Egyptian Calendar had three 120 day long seasons with one five days long period.

The city of Babylon had existed since 2300 BC, but it only began to start its own empire around 1792 BC with the establishment of the First Babylonian Empire, under the king Sumu-Abum, dissolving into the Persian Empire after it was taken over in 593 BC.

The Greco-Persian war was a very important war in the history of the world, due to the fact that Greece won. The Persian Empire had conquered most of everyone else in the western world, and it was unlikely for Greece to win. If Greece had lost, we likely wouldn't have the democratic politics, art, literature, and science we have today, all of these things being seriously influenced by ancient Greece.

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Whether you believe he was the Son of God or not, there is no denying that the life of Jesus has had a major impact on the world. The life and death of Jesus define the starting point for one of the world's most followed religions, Christianity. Many countries, including America, were all founded based on Christian values.

Thirteenth century Mongolia was the stage for an empire that forever changed the history of the world. The Mongol Empire accomplished many amazing feats during its rein over all of Eurasia. This monstrous empire opened trade between Europe, Asia, and Africa, created new nations, and impacted history indirectly in many other ways.

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The Bubonic Plague, known as the Black Death, was one of the worst pandemics in all of human history, taking out 30-60% of Europe's population in just two short years. The spread of the Bubonic Plague was mainly due to rats on board ships spreading around Europe and the Mediterranean, biting people and infecting them. While it is not certain, many scientists also claim that the Yersinia pestis bacterium that causes the plague could have been an airborne disease as well.

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Swiftly following the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, also known as the Age of Discovery, was a period of time in Europe which prompted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature, and art. Starting in Italy and eventually spreading to all of Europe, the Renaissance remains a staple in human history for art, harboring the world's most renowned artists; Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Sandro Botticelli, Donatello, just to name a few. Not only was art affected by the Renaissance, religion had a major change as well. Humanism prompted many to question the Catholic Church itself. As more and more people began to learn to read and write for themselves, many got the chance to read the Bible for the first time, as it was not allowed before the Renaissance. This birthed a new chapter of Christianity, Protestantism.

In May of 1453 came the fall of one of the biggest and most influential empires in history. Following decades of wars and battles, the Byzantine Empire finally came to an end after the fall of its capital city, Constantinople. Being conquered by the Ottoman Turks, the fall of Constantinople marks the end of the European Middle Ages.