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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2675 BCE

2. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
3000 BCE

3. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

4. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE

5. completion of Stonehenge.
1200 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

6. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
1500 BCE
800 BCE

7. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

8. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
800 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE

9. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE

10. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
1400-400 BCE

11. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3000 BCE

12. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

13. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

14. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE

15. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
890 BCE

16. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1800 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

17. Rise of Greek city-states
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE
800 BCE

18. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
890 BCE
1046 BCE
1500 BCE
2600 BCE

19. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

20. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

21. Mycenaean Greece
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE

22. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

23. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2700 BCE

24. Domestication of the horse
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE

25. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

26. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2000 BCE

27. Skara Brae Scotland
3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

28. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE

29. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
2500 BCE
1046 BCE
1700 BCE

30. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
890 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

31. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

32. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
890 BCE
3300 BCE

33. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

34. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE
890 BCE

35. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE

36. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE

37. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

38. Rise of Elam in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE
1600 BCE

39. First dynasty of Egypt
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
2675 BCE

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

41. The Hallstatt culture
1700 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
800 BCE

42. Egyptian calendar
890 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
800 BCE
2000 BCE

43. Alphabetic writing emerges
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1800 BCE

44. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

45. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

46. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE

47. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE

48. Rise of Elam in Iran
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1200 BCE
2070 BCE

49. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE

50. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE