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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Domestication of the horse
1700 BCE
2200 BCE
2000 BCE
800 BCE

2. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
2800 BCE

3. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1500 BCE

4. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1020 to 930 BCE
2070 BCE
890 BCE
1046 BCE

5. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

6. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

7. Newgrange Ireland
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

8. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

9. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

10. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1046 BCE
1500 BCE

11. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

12. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE

13. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

14. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
1200 BCE

15. Cycladic civilization in Greece
890 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

16. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE

17. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
3100 BCE
2500 BCE
1800 BCE

18. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE

19. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

20. First dynasty of Egypt
1400-400 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

21. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
800 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

22. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

23. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1400-400 BCE
1800 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

24. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

25. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
2000 BCE
3300 BCE

26. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

27. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE

28. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2070 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE

29. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
1800 BCE

30. Rise of Elam in Iran
c. 1180 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

31. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

32. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

33. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
890 BCE

34. The Hallstatt culture
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
1200 BCE
3200 BCE

35. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

36. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE

37. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE

38. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE

39. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

40. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
890 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
3000 BCE

41. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2800 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

42. Skara Brae Scotland
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE

43. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
890 BCE
3300 BCE

44. Rise of Greek city-states
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
1200 BCE

45. Rise of Elam in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

46. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

47. The mammoth goes extinct.
2675 BCE
2070 BCE
2500 BCE
2675 BCE

48. First dynasty of Egypt
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2200 BCE

49. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
2675 BCE
3300 BCE

50. completion of Stonehenge.
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE