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1. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

2. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE

3. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE

4. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE

5. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
3100 BCE

6. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE
890 BCE

7. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

8. Skara Brae Scotland
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

9. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

10. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
890 BCE
1700 BCE

11. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

12. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3100 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

13. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
3100 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE

14. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE

15. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1700 BCE

16. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3000 BCE
2500 BCE
2675 BCE
2800 BCE

17. Rise of Greek city-states
3000 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
800 BCE

18. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE

19. Mycenaean Greece
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

20. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3000 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

21. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

22. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1800 BCE
2675 BCE
800 BCE
1500 BCE

23. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE

24. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
1500 BCE

25. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE

26. Domestication of the horse
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
3100 BCE

27. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE

28. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1200 BCE
2800 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE

29. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
800 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

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

31. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2000 BCE

32. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
890 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

33. The mammoth goes extinct.
800 BCE
1700 BCE
2500 BCE
2000 BCE

34. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

35. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE

36. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
1046 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

37. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE
2070 BCE

38. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

39. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

40. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

41. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2070 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

42. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

43. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE

44. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
800 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE

45. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

46. Alphabetic writing emerges
2000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE

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

48. Mycenaean Greece
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

49. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1700 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

50. The mammoth goes extinct.
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
2500 BCE
2675 BCE