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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
2070 BCE
890 BCE

2. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1046 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE

3. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

4. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2700 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

5. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

6. Mycenaean Greece
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE

7. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2000 BCE
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE

8. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
Circa 3500 BCE
2070 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE

9. Egyptian calendar
2700 BCE
2000 BCE
1700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

10. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1700 BCE
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

11. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1700 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

12. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

13. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2200 BCE

14. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
2000 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

15. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1500 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

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

17. Newgrange Ireland
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

18. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
3000 BCE
2500 BCE
1800 BCE

19. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
1500 BCE
2000 BCE
2200 BCE

20. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1700 BCE

21. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2800 BCE
2070 BCE
1200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

22. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

23. Domestication of the horse
1200 BCE
2000 BCE
1500 BCE
1700 BCE

24. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
800 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

25. The Hallstatt culture
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

26. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
3300 BCE

27. Rise of Greek city-states
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
800 BCE

28. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
2675 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE

29. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE

30. Egyptian calendar
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2070 BCE

31. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
3300 BCE
800 BCE
3300 BCE

32. Rise of Greek city-states
2600 BCE
800 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

33. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE

34. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2000 BCE
890 BCE
1046 BCE
2500 BCE

35. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE

36. Skara Brae Scotland
2600 BCE
800 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE

37. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
2200 BCE
800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

38. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1200 BCE
2675 BCE
2500 BCE
2600 BCE

39. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

40. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2000 BCE
3000 BCE
800 BCE
3300 BCE

41. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
2675 BCE

42. Rise of Elam in Iran
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2500 BCE

43. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
800 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

44. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE

45. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2070 BCE
3200 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
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
2500 BCE
1700 BCE

47. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1400-400 BCE
2000 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE

48. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
2800 BCE

49. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

50. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE