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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

2. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

3. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

4. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

5. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

6. Rise of Greek city-states
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE

7. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2000 BCE
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE

8. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

9. Egyptian calendar
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE

10. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE

11. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE

12. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1046 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

13. completion of Stonehenge.
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
2200 BCE

14. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE

15. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE

16. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
800 BCE

17. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE

18. Domestication of the horse
1500 BCE
2000 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

19. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

20. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE

21. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

22. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE

23. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

24. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE
3300 BCE

25. The mammoth goes extinct.
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

26. Newgrange Ireland
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

27. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
800 BCE

28. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
2800 BCE

29. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2070 BCE

30. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3300 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

31. The Hallstatt culture
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
1500 BCE
1200 BCE

32. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3300 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

33. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE

34. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE

35. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

36. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

37. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

38. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2675 BCE
800 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

39. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
Circa 3500 BCE
800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1500 BCE

40. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
3200 BCE

41. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

42. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

43. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE

44. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

45. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE

46. Cycladic civilization in Greece
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
1800 BCE

47. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
2500 BCE

48. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
1200 BCE

49. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE

50. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE