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1. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
3300 BCE

2. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
800 BCE
2000 BCE
3100 BCE
2675 BCE

3. Newgrange Ireland
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

4. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2200 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
1046 BCE

5. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 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
3100 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE

7. Rise of Elam in Iran
1400-400 BCE
890 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE

8. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1400-400 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE

9. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

10. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2800 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

11. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE

12. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE

13. Cycladic civilization in Greece
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
3000 BCE

14. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2800 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

15. Newgrange Ireland
3200 BCE
1700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE

16. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1600 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
1500 BCE

17. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
1800 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE

18. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE

19. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE

20. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

21. Rise of Elam in Iran
1800 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE

22. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

23. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

24. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2200 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE
1800 BCE

25. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

26. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

27. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
890 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

28. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

29. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE

30. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
890 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE

31. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE

32. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE

33. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

34. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
890 BCE
800 BCE
2675 BCE

35. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2000 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE

36. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3100 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE

37. Skara Brae Scotland
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
2700 BCE
2200 BCE

38. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

39. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
2700 BCE

40. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE

41. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE
1400-400 BCE

42. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

43. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3100 BCE
890 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE

44. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
890 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

45. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE

46. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE

47. Skara Brae Scotland
2600 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE

48. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

49. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
800 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

50. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE