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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE

2. Domestication of the horse
2800 BCE
1200 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE

3. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

4. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3300 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE

5. 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
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1700 BCE

6. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
3100 BCE

7. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2200 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

8. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2070 BCE
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

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

10. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

11. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE

12. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE

13. Egyptian calendar
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

14. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

15. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

16. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

17. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
890 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE

18. Newgrange Ireland
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE

19. The mammoth goes extinct.
1700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2200 BCE
2500 BCE

20. First dynasty of Egypt
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE

21. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
800 BCE
2800 BCE
1700 BCE
2500 BCE

22. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 BCE

23. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
2500 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE

24. Newgrange Ireland
1800 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

25. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE
2500 BCE
2600 BCE

26. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

27. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2600 BCE
2675 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE

28. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

29. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2500 BCE

30. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE

31. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

32. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3300 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

33. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2070 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

34. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
Circa 3500 BCE
1500 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE

35. First dynasty of Egypt
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
2200 BCE

36. Rise of Greek city-states
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
800 BCE

37. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3100 BCE
890 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

38. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2700 BCE
2675 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE

39. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
890 BCE
1400-400 BCE

40. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
3300 BCE

41. Mycenaean Greece
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE

42. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

43. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

44. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
2675 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE

45. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

46. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2070 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE

47. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

48. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

49. completion of Stonehenge.
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

50. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
1046 BCE
2800 BCE