Creating a timeline

Creating a

timeline

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In a visual context, it is a representation of the data, defined through lists, tables or graphics, where its all jotted down, sequenced in the same chronological order.

What is a timeline?

Illustrate a set of historicalevents

Purpose

The purpose of a Timeline is to put it all in order with a figurative visualization of the process, highlighting key elements without much elaboration.

Different types oftimelines

2 MYA Evidence of Homo ergaster

8 – 6 Million Years ago First gorillas evolve

5.5 MYA Ardipithecus

195,000 YA Our own species Homo sapiens appears

230,000 YA Neanderthals appear

2.5 MYA Homo habilis

3.2 MYAAustralopithecus

1.8 – 1.5 MYAHomo erectus is found in Asia.

400,000 YA Early humans begin to hunt with spears

Paleolithic Period or Old Stone Age (30,000 BCE–10,000 BCE)

industrial revolution was 1750 to 1914

The Iron Age began around 1200 B.C

Bronze Age over a 150-year period from 1250 to 1100 BC

Creation of the Telephone 1876

industrial revolution was 1750 to 1914

1492The discovery of America

Creation of the computers 1936