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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2800 BCE
1700 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE

2. Rise of Elam in Iran
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE
2700 BCE

3. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

4. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

5. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE

6. Newgrange Ireland
3100 BCE
890 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE

7. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
1046 BCE

8. First dynasty of Egypt
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE

9. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

10. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
890 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

11. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

12. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

13. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
3000 BCE
2500 BCE
2600 BCE

14. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

15. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1020 to 930 BCE
1700 BCE
2675 BCE
3100 BCE

16. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

17. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE

18. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
3000 BCE

19. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

20. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2500 BCE
2200 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

21. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

22. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE

23. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
3100 BCE

24. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
890 BCE

25. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1500 BCE

26. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

27. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

28. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

29. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

30. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE

31. Newgrange Ireland
2675 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

32. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3000 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE

33. The mammoth goes extinct.
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

34. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE

35. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE

36. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

37. Mycenaean Greece
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE

38. Rise of Greek city-states
1200 BCE
800 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE

39. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1800 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

40. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
3000 BCE

41. Domestication of the horse
890 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE

42. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

43. Alphabetic writing emerges
Circa 3500 BCE
1800 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE

44. completion of Stonehenge.
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

45. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

46. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1600 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

47. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE

48. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2675 BCE

49. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

50. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE