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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
2070 BCE
1600 BCE

2. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

3. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1800 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

4. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2000 BCE
3000 BCE

5. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1700 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE

6. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2200 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE

7. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

8. Egyptian calendar
3300 BCE
890 BCE
2500 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

9. Rise of Greek city-states
1600 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE

10. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE

11. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2200 BCE
1500 BCE

12. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

13. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2000 BCE
3300 BCE

14. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE

15. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE

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

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

18. Domestication of the horse
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

19. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

20. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE

21. First dynasty of Egypt
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE

22. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

23. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
2000 BCE
3300 BCE

24. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

25. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
2675 BCE

26. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE

27. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

28. The Hallstatt culture
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE
1200 BCE

29. Rise of Greek city-states
1700 BCE
3000 BCE
800 BCE
2200 BCE

30. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

31. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

32. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
1500 BCE
2070 BCE
2000 BCE

33. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE

34. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
1500 BCE

35. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
1046 BCE

36. Newgrange Ireland
890 BCE
890 BCE
3300 BCE
2200 BCE

37. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
Circa 3500 BCE
800 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE

38. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2675 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
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
2200 BCE
1700 BCE

40. The Hallstatt culture
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE

41. First dynasty of Egypt
2200 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

42. Mycenaean Greece
1500 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

43. Egyptian calendar
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

44. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

45. completion of Stonehenge.
1400-400 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 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
1046 BCE
1200 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE

47. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

48. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE

49. Alphabetic writing emerges
3000 BCE
1800 BCE
2000 BCE
3200 BCE

50. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE