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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE

2. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
2675 BCE

3. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3100 BCE
1700 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

4. Rise of Greek city-states
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE

5. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

6. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

7. Rise of Elam in Iran
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

8. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE

9. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

10. 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
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE

11. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE

12. The mammoth goes extinct.
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
800 BCE
2500 BCE

13. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
1500 BCE

14. The Hallstatt culture
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE

15. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
3000 BCE

16. Egyptian calendar
1046 BCE
2500 BCE
800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

17. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2000 BCE

18. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE
3200 BCE

19. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2675 BCE
1200 BCE

20. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE

21. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
890 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

22. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE

23. Egyptian calendar
1400-400 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE

24. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

25. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE

26. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
c. 1180 BCE
3000 BCE
2200 BCE
1400-400 BCE

27. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE

28. 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
3000 BCE

29. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1700 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE

30. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
2675 BCE

31. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

32. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2500 BCE

33. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE
890 BCE

34. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

35. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2000 BCE
2800 BCE
2500 BCE
800 BCE

36. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
1500 BCE

37. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE

38. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE

39. Alphabetic writing emerges
3000 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

40. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3200 BCE
1800 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE

41. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1020 to 930 BCE
1500 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

42. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2700 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

43. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1700 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

44. Rise of Elam in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE

45. Skara Brae Scotland
2700 BCE
2675 BCE
3100 BCE
1700 BCE

46. completion of Stonehenge.
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
2700 BCE

47. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3200 BCE
2070 BCE
890 BCE
1700 BCE

48. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE

49. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2070 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
800 BCE

50. Skara Brae Scotland
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE