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Ancient History Timeline
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1. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3100 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
4. Rise of Greek city-states
2000 BCE
1800 BCE
3100 BCE
800 BCE
5. Domestication of the horse
3000 BCE
2000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2500 BCE
6. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
7. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
800 BCE
1800 BCE
2800 BCE
8. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
890 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
9. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE
10. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
11. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2200 BCE
1046 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE
12. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
13. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1500 BCE
890 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
14. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
15. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE
16. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
c. 1180 BCE
1046 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE
17. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE
18. The Hallstatt culture
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
19. Mycenaean Greece
2000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
20. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2070 BCE
21. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
800 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
22. Skara Brae Scotland
1800 BCE
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2200 BCE
23. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 BCE
24. Alphabetic writing emerges
1200 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE
25. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2800 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
26. Rise of Greek city-states
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE
27. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
2675 BCE
28. completion of Stonehenge.
1200 BCE
2200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1046 BCE
29. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
30. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
31. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2000 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE
2675 BCE
32. Newgrange Ireland
c. 1180 BCE
2675 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
33. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
34. Mycenaean Greece
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
35. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
36. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
37. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
38. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2800 BCE
2070 BCE
1800 BCE
2700 BCE
39. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
40. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
41. Newgrange Ireland
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
42. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE
2000 BCE
2500 BCE
43. 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
3200 BCE
44. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
45. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
46. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2675 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
47. 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
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
48. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
49. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
2200 BCE
50. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE