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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
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
4. Mycenaean Greece
2675 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
5. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
890 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
6. Egyptian calendar
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE
7. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE
8. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
9. Rise of Elam in Iran
1200 BCE
2070 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
10. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1500 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
11. Newgrange Ireland
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
12. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
13. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
14. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE
1700 BCE
15. completion of Stonehenge.
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
2200 BCE
16. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3100 BCE
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
17. First dynasty of Egypt
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
18. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
19. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1020 to 930 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
20. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
21. The mammoth goes extinct.
1020 to 930 BCE
1700 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
22. The mammoth goes extinct.
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
2500 BCE
23. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
2500 BCE
2675 BCE
24. Cycladic civilization in Greece
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
25. Rise of Greek city-states
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
800 BCE
26. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
27. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
28. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
29. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
30. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 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
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE
3000 BCE
32. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
33. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
34. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2675 BCE
35. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
36. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
1046 BCE
37. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
38. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
39. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
40. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
41. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
2675 BCE
42. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
43. completion of Stonehenge.
2675 BCE
1800 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
44. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
45. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2070 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
46. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
47. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
48. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
2200 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
49. Rise of Greek city-states
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
800 BCE
50. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE