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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE

2. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

3. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE

4. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

5. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1700 BCE
1400-400 BCE

6. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

7. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
800 BCE
2500 BCE
2700 BCE
2070 BCE

8. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE

9. Skara Brae Scotland
3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE

10. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 1180 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2700 BCE
2675 BCE

11. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

12. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE

13. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE

14. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE

15. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1700 BCE
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

16. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
2675 BCE

17. completion of Stonehenge.
1800 BCE
2675 BCE
2800 BCE
2200 BCE

18. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2800 BCE

19. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1700 BCE
2675 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

20. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

21. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
1400-400 BCE

22. Skara Brae Scotland
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE

23. Domestication of the horse
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE

24. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE

25. Rise of Greek city-states
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

26. Egyptian calendar
2500 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

27. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
1046 BCE
2800 BCE
800 BCE

28. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

29. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
3100 BCE

30. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
1500 BCE

31. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1500 BCE

32. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
890 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

33. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3200 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE

34. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1800 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

35. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE

36. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
800 BCE
2200 BCE
890 BCE

37. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2070 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
2600 BCE

38. Mycenaean Greece
1500 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE

39. Domestication of the horse
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE

40. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1200 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

41. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

42. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE

43. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
2500 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

44. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE

45. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
1046 BCE
890 BCE
800 BCE

46. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE

47. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE

48. Rise of Greek city-states
3300 BCE
800 BCE
2000 BCE
1700 BCE

49. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1700 BCE

50. First dynasty of Egypt
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE