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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2000 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

2. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE

3. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

4. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

5. Egyptian calendar
2800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE

6. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2200 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE

7. First dynasty of Egypt
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

8. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
1700 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE

9. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

10. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE

11. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2675 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

12. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2200 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE

13. The mammoth goes extinct.
2700 BCE
2500 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

14. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
800 BCE
2000 BCE

15. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

16. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1700 BCE
2700 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE

17. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1400-400 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1046 BCE
1800 BCE

18. Newgrange Ireland
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
800 BCE

19. Rise of Elam in Iran
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE

20. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

21. Newgrange Ireland
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE
2200 BCE

22. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
1800 BCE
2070 BCE
2675 BCE

23. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2800 BCE

24. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2700 BCE
890 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

25. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

26. completion of Stonehenge.
2600 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

27. Mycenaean Greece
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

28. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE

29. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE

30. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
c. 1180 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
800 BCE

31. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

32. The Hallstatt culture
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE

33. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
890 BCE

34. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

35. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2200 BCE

36. Skara Brae Scotland
800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE

37. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
1700 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

38. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

39. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2200 BCE
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
2700 BCE

40. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
3200 BCE

41. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

42. Rise of Greek city-states
2675 BCE
800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1400-400 BCE

43. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1500 BCE

44. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
2675 BCE

45. Domestication of the horse
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
2000 BCE
2675 BCE

46. Mycenaean Greece
c. 1180 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

47. completion of Stonehenge.
2000 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

48. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2800 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE
2675 BCE

49. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE

50. Alphabetic writing emerges
800 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE
1800 BCE