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1. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE

2. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
1700 BCE

3. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

4. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
2000 BCE
890 BCE

5. Newgrange Ireland
1200 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

6. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

7. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1600 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE

8. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE
890 BCE

9. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE

10. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

11. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE

12. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2700 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE

13. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

14. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2070 BCE
800 BCE
1500 BCE
2600 BCE

15. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

16. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

17. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE

18. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

19. 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
2000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE

20. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3100 BCE
1700 BCE

21. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

22. Alphabetic writing emerges
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
1600 BCE

23. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

24. Rise of Elam in Iran
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

25. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

26. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1046 BCE
3000 BCE

27. Domestication of the horse
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

28. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

29. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

30. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

31. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2500 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

32. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE

33. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE

34. Mycenaean Greece
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

35. Rise of Greek city-states
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
800 BCE

36. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

37. Newgrange Ireland
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE

38. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

39. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2675 BCE
1800 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

40. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE
1500 BCE

41. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
3000 BCE
2200 BCE

42. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE

43. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2070 BCE
3200 BCE

44. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE

45. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1700 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

46. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

47. First dynasty of Egypt
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE

48. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE

49. Egyptian calendar
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

50. The mammoth goes extinct.
1600 BCE
2500 BCE
2200 BCE
2800 BCE