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1. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE

2. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE

3. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

4. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1400-400 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE

5. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE

6. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
2500 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE

7. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
2675 BCE

8. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

9. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
890 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
1600 BCE

10. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1800 BCE

11. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE

12. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1700 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE

13. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE

14. Rise of Elam in Iran
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

15. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2675 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

16. Rise of Greek city-states
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE

17. First dynasty of Egypt
Circa 3500 BCE
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1200 BCE

18. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE

19. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

20. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

21. Rise of Greek city-states
2200 BCE
1700 BCE
800 BCE
3100 BCE

22. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
890 BCE

23. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3300 BCE
1800 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE

24. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
800 BCE
1600 BCE

25. Alphabetic writing emerges
2700 BCE
1800 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

26. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
Circa 3500 BCE
1500 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

27. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

28. Domestication of the horse
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
1700 BCE

29. Domestication of the horse
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
1700 BCE

30. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
3000 BCE
890 BCE
c. 1180 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
2500 BCE
2000 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE

32. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

33. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
2675 BCE
1046 BCE
1500 BCE

34. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

35. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

36. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE

37. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE

38. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

39. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2600 BCE
890 BCE
1046 BCE
2800 BCE

40. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
1500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

41. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

42. Skara Brae Scotland
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

43. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
2070 BCE

44. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2000 BCE

45. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE

46. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
1046 BCE
2600 BCE

47. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

48. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
3300 BCE

49. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
800 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

50. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE