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Ancient History Timeline

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1. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2675 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

2. Rise of Greek city-states
3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
800 BCE
890 BCE

3. Rise of Greek city-states
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE

4. The Hallstatt culture
2700 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2500 BCE

5. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

6. The Hallstatt culture
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1200 BCE

7. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE

8. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

9. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

10. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE

11. First dynasty of Egypt
1200 BCE
3100 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE

12. Egyptian calendar
2800 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

13. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

14. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1500 BCE
3000 BCE
1046 BCE
3100 BCE

15. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

16. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

17. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

18. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2200 BCE
2200 BCE

19. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

20. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
800 BCE
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE

21. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE

22. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1046 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE

23. Domestication of the horse
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2000 BCE

24. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3200 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

25. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
800 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

26. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2800 BCE

27. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

28. Rise of Elam in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

29. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

30. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
1200 BCE

31. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE

32. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2070 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2500 BCE
3300 BCE

33. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3300 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

34. completion of Stonehenge.
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
2675 BCE
3300 BCE

35. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2800 BCE

36. Newgrange Ireland
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

37. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

38. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

39. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

40. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
2000 BCE

41. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2070 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

42. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2070 BCE
3000 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

43. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

44. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE

45. Alphabetic writing emerges
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

46. Rise of Elam in Iran
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE

47. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

48. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
3000 BCE

49. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

50. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE