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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1200 BCE

2. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

3. First dynasty of Egypt
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE

4. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE

5. Egyptian calendar
1020 to 930 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

6. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

7. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

8. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

9. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
890 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE

10. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
1046 BCE

11. Domestication of the horse
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
2000 BCE
800 BCE

12. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

13. Alphabetic writing emerges
2500 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
1600 BCE

14. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE

15. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE

16. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE

17. Skara Brae Scotland
3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE

18. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE
2200 BCE

19. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE

20. Newgrange Ireland
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE

21. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE

22. Mycenaean Greece
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

23. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE

24. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
Circa 3500 BCE
2070 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE

25. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE

26. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1700 BCE

27. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE

28. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

29. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE

30. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2200 BCE

31. Newgrange Ireland
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
3200 BCE

32. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

33. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2070 BCE
2675 BCE

34. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

35. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE
2500 BCE

36. completion of Stonehenge.
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
2200 BCE
1800 BCE

37. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE

38. completion of Stonehenge.
Circa 3500 BCE
1500 BCE
2070 BCE
2200 BCE

39. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

40. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
890 BCE

41. Rise of Greek city-states
1600 BCE
800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

42. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

43. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

44. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE

45. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
3200 BCE

46. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1200 BCE
1800 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

47. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1800 BCE
3300 BCE

48. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
800 BCE

49. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

50. The Hallstatt culture
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
2070 BCE
1200 BCE