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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2675 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE

2. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 1180 BCE
2500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

3. First dynasty of Egypt
1600 BCE
800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE

4. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE
3200 BCE

5. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

6. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2200 BCE
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

7. Mycenaean Greece
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
3300 BCE

8. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

9. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2675 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

10. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE

11. Rise of Elam in Iran
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE

12. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
800 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE

13. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

14. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE

15. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE

16. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1400-400 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

17. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
890 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

18. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2200 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE

19. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

20. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE

21. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1700 BCE

22. Domestication of the horse
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE

23. Egyptian calendar
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

24. Rise of Greek city-states
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
800 BCE
1400-400 BCE

25. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
3000 BCE

26. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
3100 BCE

27. Rise of Elam in Iran
1046 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 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
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
1046 BCE
1700 BCE

29. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

30. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE

31. 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
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

32. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE

33. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2070 BCE
2070 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE

34. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2070 BCE
890 BCE

35. Alphabetic writing emerges
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE

36. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE

37. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

38. Skara Brae Scotland
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2070 BCE

39. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2070 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE
2200 BCE

40. Mycenaean Greece
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
1600 BCE

41. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1600 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

42. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
2200 BCE

43. Domestication of the horse
c. 1180 BCE
2000 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE

44. completion of Stonehenge.
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
800 BCE
2200 BCE

45. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE

46. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE

47. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

48. First dynasty of Egypt
800 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

49. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

50. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2700 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE