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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2800 BCE
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
2200 BCE

2. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

3. Rise of Greek city-states
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
800 BCE

4. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
2000 BCE

5. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE

6. Rise of Elam in Iran
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

7. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1200 BCE

8. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
2070 BCE

9. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE

10. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

11. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE

12. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
Circa 3500 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE

13. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1500 BCE
2200 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE

14. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

15. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
800 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE

16. Alphabetic writing emerges
3200 BCE
1700 BCE
1500 BCE
1800 BCE

17. Mycenaean Greece
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE

18. completion of Stonehenge.
1020 to 930 BCE
1200 BCE
2200 BCE
2800 BCE

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

20. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
2200 BCE

21. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE

22. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE

23. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2700 BCE
1200 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

24. Skara Brae Scotland
2070 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

25. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1200 BCE
3000 BCE
2675 BCE
3100 BCE

26. 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
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE

27. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE

28. Domestication of the horse
2500 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE
2000 BCE

29. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
3000 BCE

30. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3200 BCE
800 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE

31. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2200 BCE
1200 BCE
1500 BCE
2800 BCE

32. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

33. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
1046 BCE
1600 BCE

34. First dynasty of Egypt
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE

35. The mammoth goes extinct.
2200 BCE
2500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1200 BCE

36. Mycenaean Greece
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
1500 BCE

37. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE

38. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3200 BCE
2000 BCE
1500 BCE
2700 BCE

39. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

40. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE

41. Newgrange Ireland
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

42. Egyptian calendar
2000 BCE
2500 BCE
1700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

43. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
890 BCE

44. Rise of Elam in Iran
2675 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

45. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2070 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE

46. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

47. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

48. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1200 BCE
2600 BCE
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

49. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2200 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE
800 BCE

50. The Hallstatt culture
1200 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
2200 BCE