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1. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
1200 BCE
3000 BCE

2. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

3. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE

4. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

5. Skara Brae Scotland
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

6. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
890 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

7. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE

8. Alphabetic writing emerges
2675 BCE
2070 BCE
1800 BCE
3100 BCE

9. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE

10. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE

11. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE

12. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2500 BCE
2675 BCE
800 BCE
3100 BCE

13. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1046 BCE

14. completion of Stonehenge.
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2200 BCE
1500 BCE

15. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

16. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

17. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

18. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
890 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

19. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
3000 BCE
2200 BCE

20. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
1800 BCE
2675 BCE
3100 BCE

21. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE

22. Rise of Elam in Iran
890 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
3100 BCE

23. The Hallstatt culture
2200 BCE
1800 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE

24. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1500 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE

25. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE
800 BCE

26. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

27. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 BCE

28. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
1200 BCE

29. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
3100 BCE

30. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE

31. First dynasty of Egypt
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

32. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
890 BCE
2500 BCE
890 BCE

33. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2800 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE

34. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
2000 BCE
890 BCE

35. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE

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

37. Skara Brae Scotland
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

38. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
1700 BCE
1700 BCE
1800 BCE

39. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

40. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3000 BCE
2675 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

41. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
3100 BCE

42. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE

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

44. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE

45. Egyptian calendar
1046 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

46. Rise of Elam in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE

47. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1600 BCE
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

48. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
2700 BCE

49. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

50. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3200 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE