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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

2. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
c. 1180 BCE
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE

3. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1400-400 BCE
2000 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE

4. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE

5. Rise of Greek city-states
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE
890 BCE

6. Cycladic civilization in Greece
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE

7. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2700 BCE
2070 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

8. Newgrange Ireland
1800 BCE
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

9. The mammoth goes extinct.
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2675 BCE

10. Mycenaean Greece
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE

11. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3000 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE

12. Rise of Greek city-states
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
1600 BCE

13. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
c. 1180 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3000 BCE
2800 BCE

14. Domestication of the horse
1600 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
1046 BCE

15. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
1020 to 930 BCE
1046 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE

16. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

17. Skara Brae Scotland
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE

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

19. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

20. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

21. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2675 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
890 BCE
3100 BCE

22. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

23. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE

24. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
2000 BCE

25. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3000 BCE
1800 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

26. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

27. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

28. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

29. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE

30. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2675 BCE
2000 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE

31. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

32. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

33. Skara Brae Scotland
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

34. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2675 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE

35. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2000 BCE

36. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE

37. The Hallstatt culture
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

38. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE

39. Alphabetic writing emerges
3200 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE

40. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

41. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1046 BCE
1700 BCE
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

42. The Hallstatt culture
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
1046 BCE
2500 BCE

43. Alphabetic writing emerges
1500 BCE
1200 BCE
1800 BCE
2675 BCE

44. 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
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

45. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE
1200 BCE

46. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE

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

48. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
1200 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE

49. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
800 BCE
1600 BCE
2675 BCE
1600 BCE

50. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE