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1. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2675 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

2. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

3. Domestication of the horse
1200 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

4. The Hallstatt culture
2500 BCE
1200 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

5. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

6. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE
2000 BCE

7. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE

8. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

9. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE

10. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE
1046 BCE

11. First dynasty of Egypt
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
1046 BCE

12. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

13. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE

14. Newgrange Ireland
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
2675 BCE

15. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

16. Rise of Elam in Iran
2675 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

17. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE

18. Mycenaean Greece
1400-400 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE

19. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1200 BCE
800 BCE
2070 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

20. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

21. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

22. Newgrange Ireland
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

23. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
1800 BCE
800 BCE

24. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE

25. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
800 BCE
2000 BCE
1800 BCE
890 BCE

26. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE

27. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE

28. Skara Brae Scotland
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
2500 BCE
1046 BCE

29. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

30. Egyptian calendar
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

31. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2675 BCE
1700 BCE

32. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE

33. Alphabetic writing emerges
1500 BCE
1500 BCE
2070 BCE
1800 BCE

34. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE

35. The Hallstatt culture
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

36. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE

37. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1700 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE

38. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2500 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

39. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE

40. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

41. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1500 BCE

42. 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
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

43. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
1046 BCE
2200 BCE

44. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

45. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE

46. Rise of Greek city-states
3200 BCE
800 BCE
2070 BCE
1800 BCE

47. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2200 BCE

48. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2675 BCE
2700 BCE

49. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

50. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1020 to 930 BCE
1200 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

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