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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE

2. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE
3200 BCE

3. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3000 BCE
1200 BCE

4. Rise of Elam in Iran
2200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

5. Skara Brae Scotland
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

6. 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
1700 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE

7. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE

8. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2200 BCE

9. completion of Stonehenge.
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
2500 BCE
2800 BCE

10. completion of Stonehenge.
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE

11. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
890 BCE
2675 BCE

12. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE

13. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
c. 1180 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE

14. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

15. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

16. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE

17. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE

18. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

19. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
1500 BCE

20. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE

21. Rise of Greek city-states
1500 BCE
2675 BCE
800 BCE
3100 BCE

22. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
1700 BCE

23. Domestication of the horse
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE
2000 BCE

24. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE
3100 BCE

25. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

26. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE

27. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
2675 BCE

28. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1046 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

29. Newgrange Ireland
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE

30. Egyptian calendar
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

31. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

32. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

33. Alphabetic writing emerges
3200 BCE
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

34. The Hallstatt culture
3100 BCE
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE

35. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2700 BCE
890 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

36. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
2800 BCE

37. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3000 BCE
800 BCE
1700 BCE
1500 BCE

38. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE

39. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE

40. Mycenaean Greece
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
1200 BCE
1600 BCE

41. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

42. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
2200 BCE

43. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE

44. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
1600 BCE

45. Skara Brae Scotland
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

46. Mycenaean Greece
2500 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE

47. 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
3100 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE

48. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 BCE

49. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

50. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1500 BCE
1046 BCE
1700 BCE
3000 BCE