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1. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

2. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
890 BCE

3. The Hallstatt culture
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
2800 BCE
1200 BCE

4. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
1200 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE

5. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE

6. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
1500 BCE

7. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
1800 BCE

8. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

9. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

10. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

11. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
Circa 3500 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

12. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
800 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
2675 BCE

13. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
2675 BCE

14. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

15. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE

16. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
1500 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE

17. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

18. completion of Stonehenge.
3300 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

19. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
1700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

20. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
2700 BCE

21. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE

22. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
1800 BCE

23. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE
2800 BCE

24. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1800 BCE
800 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE

25. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1400-400 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE

26. Rise of Elam in Iran
c. 1180 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

27. Domestication of the horse
1400-400 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
2000 BCE

28. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
1200 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE

29. Egyptian calendar
2000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

30. Rise of Greek city-states
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
800 BCE

31. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
2675 BCE

32. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
Circa 3500 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE

33. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

34. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

35. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE
2070 BCE

36. Alphabetic writing emerges
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
2800 BCE

37. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1400-400 BCE
1500 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE

38. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1500 BCE
3000 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

39. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

40. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

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

42. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE

43. Rise of Elam in Iran
1700 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE

44. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE

45. Alphabetic writing emerges
3300 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE
1800 BCE

46. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

47. First dynasty of Egypt
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE

48. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3200 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

49. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

50. Egyptian calendar
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
1800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE