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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

2. Mycenaean Greece
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE

3. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 1180 BCE
2675 BCE
3100 BCE
2500 BCE

4. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE

5. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2070 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1500 BCE

6. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
3200 BCE

7. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE

8. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2675 BCE
2070 BCE
2500 BCE
2600 BCE

9. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE

10. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3100 BCE
1046 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

11. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

12. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

13. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

14. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2700 BCE
2675 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE

15. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE

16. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
890 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE

17. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE

18. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

19. Rise of Elam in Iran
1700 BCE
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

20. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE

21. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
1200 BCE
1800 BCE
3100 BCE

22. First dynasty of Egypt
890 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
2675 BCE

23. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE

24. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

25. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2500 BCE
1600 BCE
800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

26. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

27. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

28. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE

29. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
1500 BCE
2600 BCE

30. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2675 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE

31. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
2675 BCE
1400-400 BCE

32. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2500 BCE
1700 BCE
890 BCE
1046 BCE

33. Newgrange Ireland
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

34. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1020 to 930 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

35. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1700 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
1800 BCE

36. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE

37. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1800 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

38. Alphabetic writing emerges
2800 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE

39. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE

40. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1700 BCE

41. completion of Stonehenge.
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE

42. The mammoth goes extinct.
3200 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
2600 BCE

43. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

44. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
890 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

45. Skara Brae Scotland
3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

46. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

47. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE

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

49. Egyptian calendar
890 BCE
800 BCE
3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

50. Alphabetic writing emerges
3000 BCE
1800 BCE
1046 BCE
2600 BCE