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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

2. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

3. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2700 BCE
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE

4. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
1700 BCE

5. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE
800 BCE

6. Skara Brae Scotland
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1800 BCE

7. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE

8. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE

9. First dynasty of Egypt
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE

10. completion of Stonehenge.
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
2200 BCE

11. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

12. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1400-400 BCE
2070 BCE
2500 BCE
3200 BCE

13. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
c. 1180 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 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
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

15. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

16. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

17. Rise of Greek city-states
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
800 BCE

18. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
Circa 3500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

19. Alphabetic writing emerges
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1500 BCE
1800 BCE

20. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
2070 BCE
2500 BCE

21. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
1800 BCE
3000 BCE

22. The Hallstatt culture
3000 BCE
3000 BCE
1200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

23. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2500 BCE
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

24. Domestication of the horse
3000 BCE
2000 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE

25. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE
3300 BCE

26. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
1500 BCE
800 BCE
1400-400 BCE

27. Newgrange Ireland
800 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

28. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE
3100 BCE

29. The Hallstatt culture
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
2000 BCE
2070 BCE

30. Rise of Elam in Iran
3200 BCE
890 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE

31. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

32. completion of Stonehenge.
3200 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
3300 BCE

33. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE

34. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1700 BCE
890 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2500 BCE

35. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE

36. Domestication of the horse
1400-400 BCE
800 BCE
3100 BCE
2000 BCE

37. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2500 BCE

38. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE

39. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2000 BCE
1046 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE

40. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

41. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE

42. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2675 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE

43. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

44. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

45. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2070 BCE
2675 BCE

46. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

47. Skara Brae Scotland
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

48. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
890 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE

49. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE

50. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2800 BCE
1200 BCE