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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Skara Brae Scotland
2600 BCE
2675 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE

2. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE

3. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
2000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1500 BCE

4. Rise of Elam in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

5. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE

6. First dynasty of Egypt
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
3100 BCE

7. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
3000 BCE

8. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE

9. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2800 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE

10. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
890 BCE

11. Newgrange Ireland
2500 BCE
2000 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE

12. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
1200 BCE

13. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE

14. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

15. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE

16. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
3100 BCE

17. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

18. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

19. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
1046 BCE

20. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

21. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1600 BCE
2000 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE

22. Egyptian calendar
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE

23. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1700 BCE
1800 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

24. Mycenaean Greece
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

25. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

26. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
890 BCE
3300 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
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

28. First dynasty of Egypt
1600 BCE
800 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE

29. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

30. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
800 BCE

31. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE

32. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3000 BCE
2675 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

33. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE
2200 BCE

34. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

35. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE

36. The mammoth goes extinct.
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE
2200 BCE

37. Domestication of the horse
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE

38. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE
2800 BCE

39. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
890 BCE
1500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1700 BCE

40. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
800 BCE
2070 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
890 BCE

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

42. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

43. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

44. The Hallstatt culture
1020 to 930 BCE
800 BCE
2070 BCE
1200 BCE

45. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
2070 BCE

46. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
2000 BCE

47. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE

48. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE

49. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

50. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3300 BCE
890 BCE
1200 BCE
3200 BCE