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