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Ancient History Timeline

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1. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE

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

3. Domestication of the horse
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
890 BCE

4. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2200 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

5. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

6. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
2675 BCE

7. The Hallstatt culture
1700 BCE
1200 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

8. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

9. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1200 BCE

10. 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
2000 BCE
800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

11. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE

12. First dynasty of Egypt
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE

13. Newgrange Ireland
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE

14. Mycenaean Greece
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE

15. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE

16. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE

17. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
3300 BCE
2070 BCE
800 BCE

18. 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. 1180 BCE
1800 BCE

19. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
2500 BCE
2600 BCE

20. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

21. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
2070 BCE

22. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

23. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
800 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

24. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE

25. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

26. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

27. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

28. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

29. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE

30. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE

31. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE
2675 BCE

32. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
800 BCE
1800 BCE
1046 BCE

33. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE

34. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE

35. 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
1200 BCE
3100 BCE

36. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE

37. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE
3200 BCE

38. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE

39. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3000 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE

40. completion of Stonehenge.
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE

41. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

42. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

43. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE
2700 BCE

44. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

45. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
Circa 3500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

46. Egyptian calendar
2500 BCE
890 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1046 BCE

47. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2070 BCE
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1400-400 BCE

48. The mammoth goes extinct.
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

49. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE

50. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE