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Ancient History Timeline

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

2. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

3. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
1046 BCE

4. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE
800 BCE

5. First dynasty of Egypt
2500 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE

6. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1500 BCE

7. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2675 BCE
1800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE

8. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

9. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

10. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
2675 BCE

11. Alphabetic writing emerges
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1800 BCE

12. First dynasty of Egypt
3000 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE

13. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

14. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE

15. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2200 BCE
2070 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2500 BCE

16. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
890 BCE
1700 BCE
2500 BCE
3300 BCE

17. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
800 BCE

18. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

19. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2800 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
2000 BCE

20. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE

21. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2500 BCE
1800 BCE

22. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
3000 BCE

23. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2800 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE

24. Rise of Greek city-states
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
800 BCE
2000 BCE

25. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

26. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE

27. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

28. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

29. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

30. completion of Stonehenge.
1800 BCE
2500 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE

31. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2070 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

32. Egyptian calendar
890 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1700 BCE

33. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

34. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2800 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

35. Skara Brae Scotland
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

36. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2500 BCE
800 BCE
1600 BCE
2675 BCE

37. Mycenaean Greece
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

38. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2000 BCE
1200 BCE

39. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
890 BCE
2070 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE

40. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

41. The Hallstatt culture
c. 1180 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

42. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
890 BCE
1046 BCE
1700 BCE

43. Domestication of the horse
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
2000 BCE

44. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

45. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1400-400 BCE
2200 BCE
3100 BCE
2070 BCE

46. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE

47. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

48. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE

49. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2200 BCE
2000 BCE
2800 BCE
800 BCE

50. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE