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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
2500 BCE

2. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE

3. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
800 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

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

5. completion of Stonehenge.
3300 BCE
1800 BCE
2070 BCE
2200 BCE

6. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2675 BCE

7. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

8. Skara Brae Scotland
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE

9. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
1046 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

10. The mammoth goes extinct.
1600 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2700 BCE

11. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

12. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 1180 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

13. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1200 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

14. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1500 BCE

15. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
2070 BCE

16. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

17. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

18. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE

19. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

20. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3100 BCE
890 BCE
2675 BCE
2800 BCE

21. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE

22. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3000 BCE

23. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1800 BCE
3000 BCE

24. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1020 to 930 BCE
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE

25. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

26. Rise of Elam in Iran
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE

27. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
890 BCE
2070 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE

28. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

29. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

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

31. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
2200 BCE

32. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

33. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2070 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2200 BCE

34. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
2800 BCE

35. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE

36. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

37. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
800 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

38. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

39. Alphabetic writing emerges
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE

40. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

41. completion of Stonehenge.
1500 BCE
2000 BCE
2200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

42. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

43. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

44. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

45. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2500 BCE
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3000 BCE

46. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
3300 BCE

47. Newgrange Ireland
1046 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

48. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

49. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE

50. The Hallstatt culture
2675 BCE
1800 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE