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Ancient History Timeline

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1. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2675 BCE
800 BCE

2. The mammoth goes extinct.
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
2675 BCE

3. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

4. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
2700 BCE

5. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1600 BCE
890 BCE
800 BCE
2070 BCE

6. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2675 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE

7. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3300 BCE
1200 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

8. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

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

10. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

11. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

12. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
890 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

13. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

14. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

15. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE

16. Domestication of the horse
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2000 BCE

17. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2500 BCE
2070 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE

18. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3000 BCE
2675 BCE

19. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

20. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

21. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
890 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE

22. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

23. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

24. Alphabetic writing emerges
890 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE

25. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
2000 BCE

26. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
1200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE

27. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
1800 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

28. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE

29. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

30. completion of Stonehenge.
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE

31. Egyptian calendar
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE

32. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
1046 BCE

33. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE

34. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3100 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

35. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
2500 BCE
2700 BCE

36. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
890 BCE
3200 BCE

37. Domestication of the horse
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE

38. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
2000 BCE
3000 BCE

39. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE

40. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1600 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE

41. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE

42. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
2675 BCE
1800 BCE
1046 BCE

43. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2675 BCE

44. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
2000 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE

45. Rise of Elam in Iran
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
2675 BCE

46. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 1180 BCE
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

47. The Hallstatt culture
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE

48. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

49. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1046 BCE
1700 BCE

50. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
2070 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE