Timeline of World Events

Prehistoric Era 2,000,000, ,000 B.C.: The Old Stone Age: Paleolithic man uses stone tools Human evolve from their apelike ancestors to modern-looking hunter-gatherers 35, B.C.: Earliest forms of art and communication are used

10,000 B.C B.C. The New Stone Age : Neolithic man learns to produce food rather than collect it – beginnings of agriculture Communities come into being, laying the foundation for the great civilizations

B.C. The Bronze Age Humans begin using bronze metal to make tools

3000 B.C. Greek civilization begins to flourish Minoans 1 st advanced civilization in Europe Lived on the island of Crete

25,000 B.C B.C. The Iron Age Man learns to melt and cast iron