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Ancient History Timeline
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1. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
2. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
3. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1600 BCE
2000 BCE
1200 BCE
1046 BCE
4. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1046 BCE
2070 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
5. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2070 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
6. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
7. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
1700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE
8. Rise of Elam in Iran
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
9. The Hallstatt culture
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
10. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE
11. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
890 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
12. First dynasty of Egypt
2675 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
13. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
14. The Hallstatt culture
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
15. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
16. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2000 BCE
17. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE
2000 BCE
1700 BCE
18. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3100 BCE
2675 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
19. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
20. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
21. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2700 BCE
22. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
23. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3100 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
24. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
890 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
25. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
26. Skara Brae Scotland
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
27. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
3300 BCE
2200 BCE
1800 BCE
28. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1700 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
29. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
30. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
31. Cycladic civilization in Greece
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
32. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
33. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
800 BCE
1200 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
34. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
35. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE
3300 BCE
36. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1400-400 BCE
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
37. Mycenaean Greece
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
38. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
890 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
39. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
40. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
2070 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2700 BCE
41. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3100 BCE
1700 BCE
42. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE
43. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
44. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
45. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
46. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
47. Rise of Greek city-states
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
890 BCE
800 BCE
48. Newgrange Ireland
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
49. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
50. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2500 BCE
1600 BCE