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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
890 BCE
2000 BCE
1200 BCE

2. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

3. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE

4. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE

5. Rise of Elam in Iran
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE

6. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2500 BCE
2200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE

7. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE

8. First dynasty of Egypt
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

9. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3000 BCE
1046 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

10. Mycenaean Greece
1700 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

11. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE
2200 BCE

12. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

13. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
1200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

14. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
890 BCE
1800 BCE
1500 BCE

15. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
800 BCE

16. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE

17. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE
890 BCE

18. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

19. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
1700 BCE

20. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1600 BCE
800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE

21. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
2500 BCE

22. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1700 BCE
890 BCE

23. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1600 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

24. Newgrange Ireland
2000 BCE
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE

25. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2500 BCE

26. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

27. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
1700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE

28. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

29. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
2800 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE

30. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE

31. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2700 BCE

32. completion of Stonehenge.
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
890 BCE
1800 BCE

33. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

34. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1600 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
2500 BCE

35. completion of Stonehenge.
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE

36. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

37. Domestication of the horse
3300 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE

38. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
890 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

39. Alphabetic writing emerges
2700 BCE
2070 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

40. Egyptian calendar
2200 BCE
2070 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1800 BCE

41. Egyptian calendar
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

42. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE
3000 BCE

43. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

44. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1200 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
2675 BCE

45. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
2070 BCE

46. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE

47. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

48. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE

49. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE

50. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
2200 BCE