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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
2200 BCE
3000 BCE

2. Skara Brae Scotland
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
3000 BCE

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

4. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2500 BCE
800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

5. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
800 BCE

6. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1500 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

7. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE

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

9. Alphabetic writing emerges
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

10. completion of Stonehenge.
3300 BCE
1800 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE

11. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

12. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

13. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2200 BCE

14. 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
1700 BCE
800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

15. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE

16. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2070 BCE
1800 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

17. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1400-400 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

18. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2700 BCE

19. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

20. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

21. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1600 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE

22. The mammoth goes extinct.
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE
2500 BCE

23. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1046 BCE
1700 BCE
2675 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

24. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

25. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1200 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

26. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE

27. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

28. Rise of Elam in Iran
1500 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
1200 BCE

29. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
3200 BCE

30. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE

31. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

32. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
2675 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

33. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE
3100 BCE

34. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

35. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE

36. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE

37. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2800 BCE
1046 BCE

38. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

39. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE
3300 BCE

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

41. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

42. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
2675 BCE
1700 BCE

43. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE

44. Egyptian calendar
1600 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

45. completion of Stonehenge.
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
800 BCE
3100 BCE

46. Alphabetic writing emerges
3200 BCE
1800 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

47. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1700 BCE

48. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
890 BCE

49. First dynasty of Egypt
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

50. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE