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1000-600 BCE

1000-600 BCE: c. 1000 BCE - c. 600 BCE  

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Timeline
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2012
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History, Ancient history (non-classical to 500 CE)
The Jews write down the Torah, the earliest part of the text subsequently known to Christians as the Old Testament
1st century BCE

1st century BCE: c. 100 BCE - CE 1  

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Timeline
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History, Ancient history (non-classical to 500 CE)
The Essenes, a Jewish sect, withdraw from secular life to form monastic communities in the desert
2nd century BCE

2nd century BCE: c. 200 BCE - c. 100 BCE  

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Timeline
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History, Ancient history (non-classical to 500 CE)
Cement is in use for construction in Asia Minor, possibly developed first in Pergamum
3100-1000 BCE

3100-1000 BCE: c. 3100 BCE - c. 1000 BCE  

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Sumer develops as the first centre of Mesopotamian civilization
3rd century BCE

3rd century BCE: c. 300 BCE - c. 200 BCE  

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Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma emerge as India's trio of main gods, with the Vedic religion of the Aryans evolving into Hinduism
4th century BCE

4th century BCE: c. 400 BCE - c. 300 BCE  

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Hippocrates, on the Greek island of Kos, founds an influential school of medicine
5th century BCE

5th century BCE: c. 500 BCE - c. 400 BCE  

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A Persian rug, woven with a knotted pile, is placed in the tomb of a Scythian chieftain and survives to this day
6th century BCE

6th century BCE: c. 600 BCE - c. 500 BCE  

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The choros, originally danced in a circle by temple virgins, is the centrepiece of the developing Greek theatre
Evolution

Evolution: c. 4 billion years ago - c. 35,000 years ago  

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The earth's surface settles into a heaving turmoil of rock and water
First 10 billion years

First 10 billion years: c. 13.7 billion years ago - c. 3 billion years ago  

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Big Bang, an unimaginably large explosion from an unimaginably small particle - according to modern theory the first moment of the universe
Neolithic

Neolithic: c. 8000 BCE - c. from 2000 BCE  

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Timeline
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History, Ancient history (non-classical to 500 CE)
The ending of the most recent ice age, making large prey extinct and the land more fertile, both prompts and enables humans to develop permanent settlements
Prehistory

Prehistory: c. 6 million years ago - 3100 BCE  

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Timeline
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2012
Subject:
History, Ancient history (non-classical to 500 CE)
Various species of ape develop the habit of walking upright on two feet

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