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Ancient History Timeline

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1. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
3200 BCE

2. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1800 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE

3. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE

4. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

5. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

6. completion of Stonehenge.
1700 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

7. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE
1600 BCE

8. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

9. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
2200 BCE

10. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

11. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
890 BCE

12. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
800 BCE
1046 BCE
2000 BCE
1500 BCE

13. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE

14. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2000 BCE

15. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

16. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
2675 BCE

17. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE

18. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE

19. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE

20. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2000 BCE
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

21. The Hallstatt culture
800 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

22. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE

23. Rise of Elam in Iran
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1200 BCE

24. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

25. The Hallstatt culture
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE

26. Cycladic civilization in Greece
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

27. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

28. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3300 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

29. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
890 BCE

30. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

31. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

32. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
890 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE

33. Egyptian calendar
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE

34. Skara Brae Scotland
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE

35. Newgrange Ireland
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

36. Mycenaean Greece
2675 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

37. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
2675 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
2675 BCE
1200 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE

39. Rise of Elam in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

40. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
2070 BCE
1200 BCE

41. Newgrange Ireland
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
2500 BCE

42. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2800 BCE
2000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
890 BCE

43. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE
2070 BCE

44. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1020 to 930 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

45. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE

46. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
890 BCE

47. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
1800 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE

48. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE

49. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE

50. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE