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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
890 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE

2. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE

3. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
890 BCE

4. The mammoth goes extinct.
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2500 BCE
1200 BCE

5. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
1046 BCE
2200 BCE

6. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

7. Alphabetic writing emerges
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
1600 BCE

8. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1800 BCE
2200 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE

9. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
2675 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE

10. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE

11. The mammoth goes extinct.
c. 1180 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
2500 BCE

12. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
800 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1500 BCE

13. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2200 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

14. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

15. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

16. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

17. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

18. Newgrange Ireland
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
800 BCE
3300 BCE

19. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3000 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE

20. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2000 BCE
2800 BCE

21. The Hallstatt culture
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE

22. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1046 BCE

23. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE

24. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

25. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

26. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
2000 BCE
3200 BCE

27. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE
2800 BCE

28. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

29. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2000 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

30. completion of Stonehenge.
890 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
2200 BCE

31. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE

32. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

33. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1600 BCE
890 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE

34. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

35. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1020 to 930 BCE
1046 BCE
2200 BCE
2800 BCE

36. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
800 BCE

37. Skara Brae Scotland
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
2070 BCE

38. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

39. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2070 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE
1700 BCE

40. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2800 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

41. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE

42. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
2675 BCE
2070 BCE

43. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE

44. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

45. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

46. The Hallstatt culture
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE

47. Skara Brae Scotland
1800 BCE
3100 BCE
1700 BCE
2070 BCE

48. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2800 BCE

49. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

50. Rise of Elam in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE