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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

2. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2000 BCE
1500 BCE
2675 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

3. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

4. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

5. Egyptian calendar
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE

6. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

7. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

8. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

9. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE

10. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
890 BCE
1046 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

11. The Hallstatt culture
890 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1500 BCE
1200 BCE

12. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1500 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE

13. Alphabetic writing emerges
1200 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE

14. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

15. Domestication of the horse
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
1200 BCE
2000 BCE

16. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE

17. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

18. Newgrange Ireland
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

19. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

20. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE

21. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

22. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
2200 BCE
2000 BCE

23. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

24. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3100 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

25. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2675 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

26. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1020 to 930 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE

27. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE

28. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2675 BCE
2000 BCE

29. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3200 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE
1500 BCE

30. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE

31. Alphabetic writing emerges
890 BCE
1500 BCE
1200 BCE
1800 BCE

32. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE

33. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2800 BCE
890 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE

34. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1700 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE

35. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2500 BCE
3000 BCE
2070 BCE
1500 BCE

36. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE

37. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2200 BCE
890 BCE
1500 BCE
1700 BCE

38. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 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
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE

40. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE

41. The mammoth goes extinct.
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

42. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

43. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
890 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

44. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE

45. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE

46. Domestication of the horse
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
2000 BCE

47. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

48. The mammoth goes extinct.
890 BCE
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
1700 BCE

49. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

50. Rise of Elam in Iran
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE