2700-2200: Egyptian Old Kingdom

2700-2200: Egyptian Old Kingdom

3000: Rise of Sumerian cities1790: Law Cod of Babylonian King

Hammurabi1200: Exodus of Hebrews from

Egypt

3000: Rise of Sumerian cities1790: Law Cod of Babylonian King

Hammurabi1200: Exodus of Hebrews from

Egypt

880-860: Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II rebuilds

Nimrud

880-860: Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II rebuilds

Nimrud• 776: Greece holds first Olympics• 776: Greece holds first Olympics

6th-5th century: Buddhist religious begins

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

CECE

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

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

• 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

1500-1870: At least 12 million Africans shipped to

the Americas1520-66: Ottoman Empire

reaches greatest extentLate 16th century: Laws

restrict Russian serfs [1580s-1590s]

Early 1640s: French introduce slavery to

Martinique

1500-1870: At least 12 million Africans shipped to

the Americas1520-66: Ottoman Empire

reaches greatest extentLate 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]

1770-1870: Iranun and Balangini slave trade

1787-1838: British abolition movement

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

• 1776: American Declaration of independence

• 1789: French Revolution begins

• 1776: American Declaration of independence

• 1789: French Revolution begins

19th century: Caliphate of sokoto (Africa) [1812-

1890s]

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

1830s-80s: Reforms Period, Ottoman Empire

1833-1861: Height of American abolitionism

Mid-1800s: Height of blackbirding in southern

Pacific [mid-1840s-1880s]

1830s-80s: Reforms Period, Ottoman Empire

1833-1861: 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

1939-45: World War II-Nazi slave labor camps

Early 1950s: Laogai camps set up in China

1930s: Stalin establishes Soviet gulag

1939-45: 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