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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