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Ancient History Timeline
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1. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
2070 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
3. Rise of Elam in Iran
1800 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2070 BCE
4. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
5. Rise of Elam in Iran
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
6. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
2800 BCE
7. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
8. Newgrange Ireland
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
9. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
800 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
10. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
1700 BCE
2800 BCE
11. completion of Stonehenge.
1046 BCE
2200 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
12. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2070 BCE
13. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
14. The Hallstatt culture
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
1200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
15. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
16. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
17. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
1700 BCE
18. Rise of Greek city-states
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
19. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
1500 BCE
20. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2675 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
21. Egyptian calendar
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
22. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
1200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
23. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
24. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2800 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
25. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
26. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
27. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
28. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
29. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
30. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
890 BCE
31. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
2200 BCE
2000 BCE
2500 BCE
32. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
33. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
34. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2675 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
35. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
36. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2675 BCE
37. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
2070 BCE
890 BCE
38. First dynasty of Egypt
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
2675 BCE
3100 BCE
39. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
40. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3200 BCE
800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2700 BCE
41. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE
42. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
800 BCE
3000 BCE
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
43. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
44. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
45. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1020 to 930 BCE
2675 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
46. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1500 BCE
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
47. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1400-400 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2070 BCE
3200 BCE
48. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
49. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
50. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE