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Ancient History Timeline

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1. First dynasty of Egypt
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
2200 BCE
3000 BCE

2. The Hallstatt culture
2000 BCE
2070 BCE
1200 BCE
3200 BCE

3. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

4. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
800 BCE
1500 BCE

5. Rise of Elam in Iran
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
2000 BCE

6. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE

7. Mycenaean Greece
c. 1180 BCE
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE

8. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE

9. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1700 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE
1600 BCE

10. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE

11. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

12. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

13. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
Circa 3500 BCE
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

14. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

15. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1600 BCE
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
2070 BCE

16. Domestication of the horse
2800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE

17. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
2700 BCE

18. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
3300 BCE

19. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE

20. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
800 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE

21. The mammoth goes extinct.
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
2200 BCE

22. The Hallstatt culture
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1200 BCE
3200 BCE

23. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE

24. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2675 BCE
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE

25. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3100 BCE
890 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE

26. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE

27. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2500 BCE

28. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

29. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1200 BCE
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1046 BCE

30. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

31. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2000 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE

32. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

33. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE

34. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

35. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

36. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
2070 BCE
1600 BCE

37. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

38. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE

39. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
2070 BCE
800 BCE

40. completion of Stonehenge.
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2200 BCE

41. The mammoth goes extinct.
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
2500 BCE

42. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
1700 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE

43. Egyptian calendar
1500 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE

44. Newgrange Ireland
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

45. First dynasty of Egypt
800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE

46. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE

47. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE

48. Egyptian calendar
1700 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

49. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2200 BCE
3000 BCE
1046 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

50. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE