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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

2. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE

3. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

4. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

5. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
800 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE

6. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
c. 1180 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1800 BCE
2700 BCE

7. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
2675 BCE

8. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
1046 BCE
1200 BCE

9. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE

10. Rise of Elam in Iran
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE

11. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

12. Domestication of the horse
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE

13. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3300 BCE
2200 BCE
1046 BCE
2600 BCE

14. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
3100 BCE

15. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1046 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
2675 BCE

16. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

17. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1500 BCE

18. 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
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
3100 BCE

19. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2070 BCE

20. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
890 BCE

21. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
890 BCE

22. completion of Stonehenge.
3000 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

23. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3000 BCE

24. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

25. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2000 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

26. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
2500 BCE
2700 BCE

27. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1020 to 930 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

28. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1400-400 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE

29. Domestication of the horse
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
1800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

30. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

31. Cycladic civilization in Greece
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE

32. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE

33. Newgrange Ireland
2700 BCE
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

34. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1700 BCE
800 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

35. Skara Brae Scotland
800 BCE
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

36. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2600 BCE
800 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

37. The Hallstatt culture
1046 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE

38. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE

39. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE

40. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2070 BCE
800 BCE
800 BCE
3000 BCE

41. The mammoth goes extinct.
1700 BCE
2070 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

42. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE

43. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE

44. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

45. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

46. 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
800 BCE
3300 BCE
3300 BCE

47. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
2500 BCE

48. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2700 BCE

49. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE

50. Rise of Greek city-states
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
3300 BCE