: Egyptian Old Kingdom 3000: Rise of Sumerian cities 1790: Law Cod of Babylonian King Hammurabi 1200: Exodus of Hebrews from Egypt 3000: Rise of Sumerian cities 1790: Law Cod of Babylonian King Hammurabi 1200: Exodus of Hebrews from Egypt

: Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II rebuilds Nimrud 776: Greece holds first Olympics

6th-5th century: Buddhist religious begins 146: Romans conquer Greece 73: Spartacus leads slave revolts 146: Romans conquer Greece 73: Spartacus leads slave revolts

117: Height of Roman Empire 406: Patricius (St. Patrick) enslaved 117: Height of Roman Empire 406: Patricius (St. Patrick) enslaved CE

: Birth and early expansion of Islam to east and west : About 12 million Africans sent out of sahara and East Africa into slavery 793: Vikings attack Lindisfarne 869: Revolt of Zanj Slaves in Iraq 1212: Children’s Crusaders 1260: Mamluks stop Mongol invasion of Egypt 1348: Black Death strikes Europe 793: Vikings attack Lindisfarne 869: Revolt of Zanj Slaves in Iraq 1212: Children’s Crusaders 1260: Mamluks stop Mongol invasion of Egypt 1348: Black Death strikes Europe

1400: Islam established in Malaya and Sumatra 1450: Portuguese-West African slave trade under way 1492: Christopher Columbus lands in Bahamas 1400: Islam established in Malaya and Sumatra 1450: Portuguese-West African slave trade under way 1492: Christopher Columbus lands in Bahamas

: At least 12 million Africans shipped to the Americas : Ottoman Empire reaches greatest extent Late 16th century: Laws restrict Russian serfs [1580s-1590s] Early 1640s: French introduce slavery to Martinique

1602: Dutch East India Company established 1619: First African slaves arrive in America 1693: Gold discovered in Brazil 1602: Dutch East India Company established 1619: First African slaves arrive in America 1693: Gold discovered in Brazil

18th century: European Enlightenment Mid-18th century: Caribbean sugar production surges [1730s to 1780s] : Iranun and Balangini slave trade : British abolition movement

1776: American Declaration of independence 1789: French Revolution begins 1776: American Declaration of independence 1789: French Revolution begins

19th century: Caliphate of sokoto (Africa) [ s] 1803: Louisiana Purchase 1804: Haiti proclaims independence 1807: British Parliament passes bill abolishing slave trade 1803: Louisiana Purchase 1804: Haiti proclaims independence 1807: British Parliament passes bill abolishing slave trade

1830s-80s: Reforms Period, Ottoman Empire : Height of American abolitionism Mid-1800s: Height of blackbirding in southern Pacific [mid-1840s-1880s]

1831: Slave revolts in Virginia and Jamaica 1838: Britain frees 800,000 slaves in West Indies 1850: U.S. Congress passes Fugitive Slave Act 1863: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation 1865: U.S. government abolishes slavery 1831: Slave revolts in Virginia and Jamaica 1838: Britain frees 800,000 slaves in West Indies 1850: U.S. Congress passes Fugitive Slave Act 1863: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation 1865: U.S. government abolishes slavery

1930s: Stalin establishes Soviet gulag : World War II- Nazi slave labor camps Early 1950s: Laogai camps set up in China

1995: Child anti-slavery campaigner lqbal Masih murdered 2001: Cocoa Protocol signed by chocolate companies and U.S. Congressmen 1995: Child anti-slavery campaigner lqbal Masih murdered 2001: Cocoa Protocol signed by chocolate companies and U.S. Congressmen