History by historical land mass is yet another wonderful lens into knowledge. These insights are the backbone to Mike‘s articles and his longer effort books. A part of his lifelong commitment to study. While they are not complete, they are useful.
History of the Lands: Asia
Seasonal Settlements at Zhoukoudian site
770,000 BCE
from circa 770,000 BCE to circa 5700 BCE
Hominin World Population: 2 Million (maybe)
300,000 BCE
Very speculative.
Extinction: Homo heidelbergensis
200,000 Years Ago
Extinction: Gigantopithecus
100,000 BCE
Oldest Known Bracelet
70,000 BCE
2,880 Generations Ago
World Population: 1.5 Million
By 70,000 BCE
Extinction: Homo luzonensis
65,000 BCE
Extinction: Homo Erectus
50,000 BCE
Extinction: Homo floresiensis
48,000 BCE
58,000 to 48,000 BCE
Extinction: Denisovans
40,000
Extinction: Neanderthals
38,000 BCE
Extinction range: 38,000 BCE to 22,000 BCE
Advanced Sewing Needles
28,000 BCE
28,000 to 21,000 BCE
Earliest Known Domesticated Animal: Dogs
By 20,000 BCE
World Population: 4 Million
10,000 BCE
Estimates range from 2 to 5 million
The Domestication of Rice
circa 8000 BCE
China
Under Investigation: Yonaguni Monument
circa 8000 BCE (speculative)
Fuxi (伏羲)
Circa 8000-7000 BCE
Nüwa (女娲)
Circa 8000-7000 BCE
Neolithic Symbols: China
7000 BCE
7000-6001 BCE
China: Jiahu Settlement (Agrarian)
circa 7000 BCE
Asia Agrarian Society
Oldest Known Flute in China
6,000 BCE
World Population: 15 Million
3000 BCE
Estimates range from 9 to 16 million
Shennong (神农)
circa 2800 BCE
The Divine Farmer
The Yellow Emperor (Huangdi)
circa 2650 BCE (+/- 50 years)
Indus Valley Script: Northwest India
circa 2600 BCE
Rigveda Samhita, Veda Book 1 of 4
1,700 BCE
148 Generations Ago
Dragons: Early Dinosaur Fossils
By 1600 BCE
Oracle Bone Script: China
1250 BCE
Major Religion: Hinduism
1100 BCE (+/- 300 years)
125 Generations Ago
Gargi Vachaknavi
circa 800 BCE
Laozi
b. circa 604 BCE
By tradition, 604-517 BCE
Confucius
b. 551 BCE
551 to 479 BCE, aged 72
Gautama Buddha
b. circa 563
circa 563 to 486 BCE
Chuang Tzu (369-286 BCE)
Daoism
The Foundation of the Maurya Empire
322 BCE
Wake of Alexander the Great
RCW 86 Supernova
185 CE
Verified. Historically documented and empirically validated.
Badarayana
circa 300 BCE to 200 CE
Angkor Wat
1150
Guru Nanak
born 1469
1469 to 1539