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Ancient History Timeline

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1. First dynasty of Egypt
2700 BCE
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

2. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE
2500 BCE
1700 BCE

3. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
1200 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE

4. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

5. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

6. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1020 to 930 BCE
2070 BCE
2200 BCE
2800 BCE

7. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

8. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE

9. 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
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE

10. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE

11. Newgrange Ireland
1046 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

12. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1700 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

13. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1700 BCE
890 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

14. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2500 BCE
1500 BCE
2600 BCE
1500 BCE

15. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

16. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

17. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE

18. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

19. Domestication of the horse
2200 BCE
800 BCE
890 BCE
2000 BCE

20. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
3000 BCE

21. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2675 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

22. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
2070 BCE

23. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE
1046 BCE

24. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

25. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

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

27. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
2675 BCE

28. Skara Brae Scotland
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE

29. Newgrange Ireland
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

30. The Hallstatt culture
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE

31. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2675 BCE
1700 BCE

32. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

33. The mammoth goes extinct.
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE

34. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
890 BCE

35. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1200 BCE
2800 BCE
1700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

36. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

37. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE

38. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

39. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

40. Rise of Elam in Iran
2675 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE

41. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

42. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE

43. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1046 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

44. Alphabetic writing emerges
890 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1800 BCE

45. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

46. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE
3100 BCE

47. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2200 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

48. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1500 BCE

49. Rise of Greek city-states
2600 BCE
800 BCE
2700 BCE
2070 BCE

50. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2200 BCE