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1. Rise of Elam in Iran
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE

2. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

3. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE

4. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

5. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2000 BCE

6. Mycenaean Greece
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

7. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2200 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1500 BCE

8. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

9. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

10. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

11. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2675 BCE

12. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
1200 BCE

13. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

14. Rise of Elam in Iran
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
2700 BCE

15. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
1200 BCE
890 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

16. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE
3300 BCE

17. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 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
1020 to 930 BCE
1200 BCE
1700 BCE
2000 BCE

19. Egyptian calendar
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
1046 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

20. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

21. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2700 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

22. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
2500 BCE

23. Newgrange Ireland
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2500 BCE

24. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
3000 BCE

25. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE

26. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
c. 1180 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

27. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
1500 BCE
3100 BCE

28. Alphabetic writing emerges
Circa 3500 BCE
1800 BCE
3100 BCE
3100 BCE

29. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
890 BCE

30. Rise of Greek city-states
3000 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE

31. Skara Brae Scotland
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE

32. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
2000 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE

33. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

34. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

35. Mycenaean Greece
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE

36. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3000 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

37. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE
890 BCE

38. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

39. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
3100 BCE
3100 BCE

40. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE

41. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE

42. The mammoth goes extinct.
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
1400-400 BCE

43. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
1500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
890 BCE

44. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1700 BCE
800 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE

45. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

46. Skara Brae Scotland
1400-400 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE

47. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
3100 BCE

48. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
1200 BCE

49. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2200 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

50. completion of Stonehenge.
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

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