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Ancient History Timeline

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1. completion of Stonehenge.
2700 BCE
2000 BCE
2200 BCE
3300 BCE

2. Rise of Greek city-states
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
800 BCE

3. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
c. 1180 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE

4. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

5. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2675 BCE
2070 BCE

6. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1046 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

7. Newgrange Ireland
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

8. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
1500 BCE

9. 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
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE

10. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
2800 BCE

11. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2700 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

12. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
2070 BCE
800 BCE
1600 BCE

13. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1800 BCE
2675 BCE
2500 BCE
3200 BCE

14. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

15. Egyptian calendar
1020 to 930 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE

16. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2700 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

17. Rise of Greek city-states
3300 BCE
800 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE

18. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE

19. The Hallstatt culture
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE

20. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE

21. Newgrange Ireland
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

22. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

23. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

24. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
800 BCE

25. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE

26. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
890 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

27. Mycenaean Greece
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE

28. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

29. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE

30. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE

31. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

32. Mycenaean Greece
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

33. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

34. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2600 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

35. completion of Stonehenge.
1500 BCE
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
2200 BCE

36. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
1500 BCE
2200 BCE

37. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE

38. First dynasty of Egypt
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
3100 BCE
800 BCE

39. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE

40. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

41. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
2200 BCE

42. The Hallstatt culture
1500 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE

43. First dynasty of Egypt
2800 BCE
1800 BCE
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE

44. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

45. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE

46. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE

47. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

48. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE

49. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

50. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE