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1. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE

2. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE

3. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

4. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

5. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
1046 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE

6. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE

7. Alphabetic writing emerges
2700 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE

8. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

9. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3300 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

10. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
890 BCE
3200 BCE

11. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE

12. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE

13. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3300 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE

14. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2600 BCE
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE

15. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1200 BCE

16. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE

17. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

18. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2675 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

19. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

20. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2070 BCE
1800 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE

21. Alphabetic writing emerges
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
1200 BCE
1800 BCE

22. The Hallstatt culture
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE

23. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2500 BCE
1046 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

24. Domestication of the horse
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

25. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
800 BCE
2600 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE

26. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1046 BCE
1500 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE

27. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

28. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1600 BCE
2675 BCE
2070 BCE
3300 BCE

29. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

30. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE

31. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE
2070 BCE

32. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE

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

34. The Hallstatt culture
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE

35. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

36. 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
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

37. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1700 BCE
3000 BCE
800 BCE
2675 BCE

38. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE

39. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE

40. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3100 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE

41. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
2700 BCE

42. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2070 BCE
3000 BCE

43. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1800 BCE

44. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
c. 1180 BCE
1700 BCE
800 BCE
3000 BCE

45. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
800 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2500 BCE

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

47. The mammoth goes extinct.
1046 BCE
2500 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

48. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE
890 BCE

49. Skara Brae Scotland
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
800 BCE
3100 BCE

50. Mycenaean Greece
3100 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE