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1. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2070 BCE

2. Mycenaean Greece
3000 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

3. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE

4. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE

5. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2675 BCE

6. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1800 BCE
3000 BCE

7. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE

8. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1800 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

9. First dynasty of Egypt
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE

10. The Hallstatt culture
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
2675 BCE
1200 BCE

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

12. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
1700 BCE
2000 BCE

13. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

14. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

15. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE

16. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1046 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

17. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3200 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
2500 BCE

18. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

19. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
2700 BCE

20. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2800 BCE
1046 BCE

21. The mammoth goes extinct.
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2500 BCE

22. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
2070 BCE
3300 BCE

23. Skara Brae Scotland
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

24. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

25. Newgrange Ireland
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE

26. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE

27. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE

28. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

29. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE

30. Rise of Elam in Iran
2500 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

31. The mammoth goes extinct.
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
2500 BCE
2800 BCE

32. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE

33. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

34. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3200 BCE
800 BCE
2070 BCE
800 BCE

35. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
3000 BCE
2675 BCE

36. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

37. Domestication of the horse
2675 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE

38. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2070 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

39. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE

40. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
800 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

41. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

42. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

43. Egyptian calendar
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

44. Newgrange Ireland
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE

45. completion of Stonehenge.
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
2200 BCE
2070 BCE

46. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

47. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1200 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

48. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3000 BCE
2675 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 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
Circa 3500 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

50. Rise of Greek city-states
2070 BCE
800 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE