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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
800 BCE
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

2. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE
1046 BCE

3. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

4. Skara Brae Scotland
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE

5. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
1600 BCE

6. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
Circa 3500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

7. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE

8. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

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

10. Domestication of the horse
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
890 BCE
2000 BCE

11. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

12. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
800 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

13. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE

14. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

15. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
800 BCE
2675 BCE
3200 BCE

16. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

17. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2500 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE

18. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2200 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE

19. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
800 BCE
3100 BCE

20. Rise of Elam in Iran
1200 BCE
1800 BCE
2700 BCE
890 BCE

21. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
800 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE

22. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

23. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
1046 BCE
3300 BCE

24. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2500 BCE

25. Mycenaean Greece
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

26. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

27. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

28. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

29. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1500 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

30. The Hallstatt culture
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1200 BCE

31. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE

32. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1400-400 BCE
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

33. Newgrange Ireland
Circa 3500 BCE
890 BCE
3300 BCE
2675 BCE

34. completion of Stonehenge.
3100 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
1046 BCE

35. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE
1200 BCE

36. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE
1500 BCE
2675 BCE

37. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

38. Alphabetic writing emerges
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
1046 BCE
3000 BCE

39. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
2000 BCE
2800 BCE

40. Newgrange Ireland
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE

41. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE

42. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE

43. Egyptian calendar
3100 BCE
2000 BCE
1200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

44. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

45. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

46. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3200 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
2200 BCE

47. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE

48. Rise of Greek city-states
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
1200 BCE
800 BCE

49. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

50. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE