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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2800 BCE
1500 BCE
1200 BCE
3200 BCE

2. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE

3. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE

4. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
Circa 3500 BCE
2200 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

5. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
890 BCE

6. completion of Stonehenge.
2500 BCE
3100 BCE
2200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

7. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE

8. Domestication of the horse
1600 BCE
2000 BCE
800 BCE
3000 BCE

9. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
800 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE

10. The Hallstatt culture
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
1700 BCE
1200 BCE

11. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

12. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2700 BCE

13. First dynasty of Egypt
1500 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE

14. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE

15. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE
1800 BCE

16. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE

17. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

18. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1800 BCE
2200 BCE

19. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE

20. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

21. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE

22. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE

23. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
1800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

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

25. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

26. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
890 BCE

27. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

28. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

29. First dynasty of Egypt
2700 BCE
890 BCE
2675 BCE
3100 BCE

30. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2000 BCE
2675 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

31. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

32. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

33. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

34. Rise of Elam in Iran
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
2070 BCE

35. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

36. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
2800 BCE
890 BCE

37. completion of Stonehenge.
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE

38. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

39. Skara Brae Scotland
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
1700 BCE

40. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1046 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

41. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2675 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2200 BCE

42. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE
2600 BCE

43. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE

44. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2700 BCE
800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE

45. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
1046 BCE
800 BCE

46. Mycenaean Greece
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

47. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

48. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE

49. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE

50. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE