What are the major events in human history?

7,000,000 BC - divergence of African apes into gorillas, chimpanzees and humans

1,000,000 BC - first emigration of Homo erectus from Africa and into south-east Asia.

500,000 BC - first indication of humans in Europe

40,000 BC - humans arrive in Australia

20,000 BC - humans arrive in north east Asia

12,000 BC - humans arrive in Alaska

10,000 BC - humans in southern Argentina.

First Evidence of Domestication of Plants and Animals

8,500 BC - south west Asia

7,500 BC - China

6,000 BC - Egypt

6,000 - 3,500 BC - western Europe

3,500 BC - mesoAmerica