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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE

2. Domestication of the horse
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

3. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE
3200 BCE

4. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
2200 BCE

5. Domestication of the horse
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE

6. 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
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

7. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE

8. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE

9. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1600 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE
2000 BCE

10. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE

11. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2800 BCE
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

12. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE

13. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

14. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

15. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2675 BCE

16. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE

17. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE

18. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1400-400 BCE
1800 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE

19. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE

20. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2700 BCE
2000 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

21. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

22. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

23. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3300 BCE
1200 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE

24. Rise of Elam in Iran
890 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE
3100 BCE

25. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

26. Newgrange Ireland
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

27. Egyptian calendar
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

28. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
890 BCE

29. First dynasty of Egypt
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

30. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE

31. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
3200 BCE

32. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

33. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

34. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2800 BCE
890 BCE
2675 BCE
1400-400 BCE

35. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3200 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE

36. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE

37. Rise of Greek city-states
890 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE

38. Mycenaean Greece
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE

39. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
3300 BCE

40. Newgrange Ireland
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE

41. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1800 BCE

42. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE

43. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE

44. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
890 BCE
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2070 BCE

45. First dynasty of Egypt
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE

46. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2800 BCE

47. Rise of Elam in Iran
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1500 BCE

48. Rise of Greek city-states
3300 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

49. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE

50. The Hallstatt culture
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
1200 BCE