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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1600 BCE
1200 BCE
2070 BCE
2675 BCE

2. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1400-400 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE

3. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

4. Newgrange Ireland
2800 BCE
800 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE

5. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2675 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

6. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE

7. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

8. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE

9. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
800 BCE
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

10. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE

11. Mycenaean Greece
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
2800 BCE

12. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

13. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2200 BCE
3300 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

14. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

15. Rise of Elam in Iran
3300 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

16. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1500 BCE

17. The Hallstatt culture
800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE

18. Rise of Greek city-states
1700 BCE
2500 BCE
800 BCE
1200 BCE

19. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE

20. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2675 BCE
1800 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE

21. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
2675 BCE

22. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2675 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
1200 BCE

23. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
800 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

24. The mammoth goes extinct.
2700 BCE
2500 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE

25. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

26. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE

27. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE

28. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE

29. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
3100 BCE

30. Egyptian calendar
3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

31. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

32. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE
3000 BCE

33. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE

34. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

35. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE

36. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2070 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

37. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

38. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE
2000 BCE

39. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE

40. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE

41. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

42. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2675 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE
3200 BCE

43. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

44. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
2675 BCE

45. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

46. Domestication of the horse
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE

47. Mycenaean Greece
1500 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE

48. Domestication of the horse
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
1046 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

49. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1800 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE

50. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
2800 BCE