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Ancient History Timeline

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1. The Hallstatt culture
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

2. The Hallstatt culture
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE
1200 BCE

3. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1046 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE

4. First dynasty of Egypt
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
2200 BCE

5. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
800 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

6. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE
3200 BCE

7. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

8. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

9. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE

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

11. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
890 BCE

12. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3200 BCE
890 BCE
2000 BCE
3100 BCE

13. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

14. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE

15. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1700 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE

16. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1700 BCE
1046 BCE
1800 BCE
2700 BCE

17. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE

18. Rise of Elam in Iran
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

19. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2675 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

20. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
2500 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE

21. Egyptian calendar
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

22. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3100 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE

23. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
890 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE

24. Rise of Greek city-states
3100 BCE
800 BCE
1700 BCE
1400-400 BCE

25. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

26. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

27. Skara Brae Scotland
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE

28. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
3000 BCE
2200 BCE

29. Domestication of the horse
3100 BCE
800 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

30. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE

31. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2000 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

32. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
3000 BCE

33. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE

34. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE
1500 BCE

35. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1500 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

36. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2070 BCE

37. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

38. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE

39. completion of Stonehenge.
3000 BCE
2200 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE

40. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2070 BCE
2675 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE

41. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE

42. Newgrange Ireland
2070 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

43. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1600 BCE
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

44. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

45. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE

46. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1200 BCE

47. completion of Stonehenge.
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
2000 BCE
1700 BCE

48. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 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
1700 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 BCE

50. The mammoth goes extinct.
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
2500 BCE