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