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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

2. Alphabetic writing emerges
1020 to 930 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE

3. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE

4. 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
800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

5. Alphabetic writing emerges
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE

6. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

7. Mycenaean Greece
1700 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

8. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE

9. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
2070 BCE

10. Newgrange Ireland
1400-400 BCE
1046 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

11. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

12. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

13. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE

14. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
2500 BCE
2600 BCE

15. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE

16. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE
1500 BCE

17. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
Circa 3500 BCE
2675 BCE
2500 BCE
2700 BCE

18. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE

19. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

20. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
800 BCE
1800 BCE
1800 BCE
1600 BCE

21. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE

22. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE
2700 BCE

23. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

24. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3100 BCE
2500 BCE
1500 BCE
2800 BCE

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

26. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

27. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
890 BCE
3300 BCE
1800 BCE

28. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE

29. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE

30. completion of Stonehenge.
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
2500 BCE

31. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

32. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE

33. Newgrange Ireland
2000 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

34. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

35. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
890 BCE

36. Skara Brae Scotland
1500 BCE
2000 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

37. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
2500 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

38. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
3000 BCE

39. Egyptian calendar
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE

40. Domestication of the horse
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

41. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2000 BCE

42. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
2500 BCE
3200 BCE

43. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE

44. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2070 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

45. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2675 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
1700 BCE

46. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2000 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

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

48. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE

49. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE

50. Egyptian calendar
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE
2500 BCE