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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1800 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE
2200 BCE

2. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 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
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

4. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

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

6. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2000 BCE

7. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

8. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE

9. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
800 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
1500 BCE

10. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

11. Alphabetic writing emerges
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE

12. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

13. Domestication of the horse
2600 BCE
800 BCE
2000 BCE
890 BCE

14. Newgrange Ireland
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
2200 BCE
2000 BCE

15. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

16. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2675 BCE
1800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1500 BCE

17. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
1500 BCE

18. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
890 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE

19. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
890 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

20. First dynasty of Egypt
2000 BCE
2500 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE

21. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

22. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE

23. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE
1700 BCE

24. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2000 BCE

25. The Hallstatt culture
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE
1200 BCE

26. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
2070 BCE

27. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
3300 BCE

28. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

29. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1046 BCE

30. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
1700 BCE
1800 BCE
2700 BCE

31. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1500 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

32. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE

33. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

34. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
1046 BCE

35. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

36. Egyptian calendar
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

37. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE

38. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

39. Domestication of the horse
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE

40. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

41. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
Circa 3500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1046 BCE
3000 BCE

42. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1020 to 930 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE
2200 BCE

43. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

44. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE

45. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
2070 BCE

46. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

47. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE

48. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
890 BCE

49. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
2675 BCE

50. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2070 BCE
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
1700 BCE