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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Newgrange Ireland
2675 BCE
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE

2. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE

3. Domestication of the horse
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
3200 BCE

4. Rise of Elam in Iran
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

5. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE

6. First dynasty of Egypt
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE

7. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
2675 BCE
3300 BCE

8. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
890 BCE

9. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE

10. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE
2070 BCE

11. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE

12. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

13. The mammoth goes extinct.
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
2500 BCE

14. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

15. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

16. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

17. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
2200 BCE
2070 BCE

18. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE

19. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1800 BCE

20. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

21. completion of Stonehenge.
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE

22. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE

23. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

24. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE

25. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE

26. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

27. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
c. 1180 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

28. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

29. Domestication of the horse
2200 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE

30. Mycenaean Greece
1800 BCE
800 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

31. Egyptian calendar
890 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1700 BCE

32. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

33. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3100 BCE
2675 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE

34. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1020 to 930 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

35. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE

36. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3200 BCE
1800 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

37. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE

38. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2200 BCE

39. Alphabetic writing emerges
3000 BCE
1800 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE

40. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE
2700 BCE

41. Cycladic civilization in Greece
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1046 BCE

42. Skara Brae Scotland
2500 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

43. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
3300 BCE

44. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
Circa 3500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

45. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

46. Rise of Elam in Iran
1020 to 930 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

47. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3000 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

48. 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
1200 BCE
2070 BCE

49. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1500 BCE
2070 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

50. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE