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Ancient History Timeline
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1. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
2. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
2675 BCE
3. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3100 BCE
1700 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
4. Rise of Greek city-states
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE
5. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
6. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
7. Rise of Elam in Iran
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
8. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
9. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
10. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
11. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
12. The mammoth goes extinct.
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
800 BCE
2500 BCE
13. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
14. The Hallstatt culture
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
15. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
3000 BCE
16. Egyptian calendar
1046 BCE
2500 BCE
800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
17. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2000 BCE
18. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE
3200 BCE
19. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2675 BCE
1200 BCE
20. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE
21. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
890 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
22. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE
23. Egyptian calendar
1400-400 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
24. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
25. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
26. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
c. 1180 BCE
3000 BCE
2200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
27. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 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
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
29. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1700 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
30. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
2675 BCE
31. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
32. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2500 BCE
33. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE
890 BCE
34. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
35. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2000 BCE
2800 BCE
2500 BCE
800 BCE
36. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
1500 BCE
37. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
38. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE
39. Alphabetic writing emerges
3000 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
40. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3200 BCE
1800 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE
41. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1020 to 930 BCE
1500 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
42. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2700 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
43. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1700 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
44. Rise of Elam in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
45. Skara Brae Scotland
2700 BCE
2675 BCE
3100 BCE
1700 BCE
46. completion of Stonehenge.
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
2700 BCE
47. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3200 BCE
2070 BCE
890 BCE
1700 BCE
48. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE
49. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2070 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
800 BCE
50. Skara Brae Scotland
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE