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Timeline: Cultures and the Development of Core Asian Civilizations
Оглавление| 4.5 billion years ago | Earth formed |
| 64 million years ago | Dinosaurs become extinct |
| 2.5 million–10,000 BCE | Paleolithic or Old Stone Age; hominid and human hunting and gathering develop |
| 200,000 BCE | Human beings emerge in Africa |
| 50,000 years ago | Humans arrive in South Asia |
| 10,000 BCE | Neolithic or New Stone Age; agriculture begins |
| 4000 BCE | Civilization begins in Mesopotamia and Egypt |
| 3300 BCE | Indus Valley civilization begins |
| 3000–2000 BCE | Bronze Age begins in various Eurasian locations |
| 2000 BCE | Civilization begins in the North China Plain |
| 1000 BCE | Iron Age commences in various Eurasian locations |
| Third century BCE | Chinese cultural and political influence evident in Vietnam |
| First century BCE | Indian cultural influence evident in most of Southeast Asia and much of Central Asia |
