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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

2. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

3. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

4. 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
1700 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE

5. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2200 BCE

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

7. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

8. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2675 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE

9. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

10. First dynasty of Egypt
1020 to 930 BCE
1800 BCE
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE

11. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 BCE

12. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1800 BCE
2800 BCE
2500 BCE
1046 BCE

13. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

14. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE

15. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE

16. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2675 BCE

17. The Hallstatt culture
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE

18. Domestication of the horse
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
2200 BCE

19. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE

20. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

21. Rise of Greek city-states
1200 BCE
800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE

22. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE

23. Rise of Elam in Iran
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE

24. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

25. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

26. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2700 BCE

27. Cycladic civilization in Greece
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE

28. Domestication of the horse
2675 BCE
2000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE

29. completion of Stonehenge.
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
2675 BCE
2200 BCE

30. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE

31. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
2500 BCE
2800 BCE

32. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE

33. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1046 BCE

34. Egyptian calendar
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

35. completion of Stonehenge.
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
2200 BCE
2800 BCE

36. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2000 BCE
2500 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE

37. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2700 BCE
2200 BCE

38. Newgrange Ireland
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1800 BCE

39. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

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

41. Alphabetic writing emerges
2500 BCE
1700 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE

42. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

43. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
1200 BCE
1700 BCE

44. The mammoth goes extinct.
890 BCE
1700 BCE
2500 BCE
2600 BCE

45. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

46. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

47. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE

48. Rise of Greek city-states
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
1200 BCE
2700 BCE

49. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE

50. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2500 BCE