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Ancient History Timeline

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1. completion of Stonehenge.
1500 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE

2. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
2700 BCE

3. Newgrange Ireland
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE

4. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE

5. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE

6. Rise of Elam in Iran
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE

7. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE

8. Alphabetic writing emerges
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE

9. Rise of Elam in Iran
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

10. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

11. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2070 BCE
1500 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

12. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

13. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1500 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE

14. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1500 BCE

15. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2200 BCE

16. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE

17. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

18. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

19. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE

20. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
890 BCE

21. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE

22. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1400-400 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE

23. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1400-400 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2700 BCE

24. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2070 BCE
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
3100 BCE

25. First dynasty of Egypt
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE

26. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE

27. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE

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

29. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE

30. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

31. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

32. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

33. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE

34. Egyptian calendar
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

35. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE

36. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3100 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

37. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1046 BCE

38. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

39. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE

40. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

41. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
800 BCE
2070 BCE

42. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE

43. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
800 BCE

44. Rise of Greek city-states
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE

45. 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
2500 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1046 BCE

46. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

47. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE

48. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
2675 BCE

49. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE

50. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE