1. 2700-2200: 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

2. 880-860: Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II rebuilds Nimrud 776: Greece holds first Olympics

3. 6th-5th century: Buddhist religious begins 146: Romans conquer Greece 73: Spartacus leads slave revolts 146: Romans conquer Greece 73: Spartacus leads slave revolts

4. 117: Height of Roman Empire 406: Patricius (St. Patrick) enslaved 117: Height of Roman Empire 406: Patricius (St. Patrick) enslaved CE

5. 622-712: Birth and early expansion of Islam to east and west 650-1900: 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

6. 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

7. 1500-1870: At least 12 million Africans shipped to the Americas 1520-66: Ottoman Empire reaches greatest extent Late 16th century: Laws restrict Russian serfs [1580s-1590s] Early 1640s: French introduce slavery to Martinique

8. 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

9. 18th century: European Enlightenment Mid-18th century: Caribbean sugar production surges [1730s to 1780s] 1770-1870: Iranun and Balangini slave trade 1787-1838: British abolition movement

10. 1776: American Declaration of independence 1789: French Revolution begins 1776: American Declaration of independence 1789: French Revolution begins

11. 19th century: Caliphate of sokoto (Africa) [1812- 1890s] 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

12. 1830s-80s: Reforms Period, Ottoman Empire 1833-1861: Height of American abolitionism Mid-1800s: Height of blackbirding in southern Pacific [mid-1840s-1880s]

13. 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

14. 1930s: Stalin establishes Soviet gulag 1939-45: World War II- Nazi slave labor camps Early 1950s: Laogai camps set up in China

15. 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