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Ancient History Timeline

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1. completion of Stonehenge.
800 BCE
2200 BCE
890 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

2. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1600 BCE
2675 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE

3. The Hallstatt culture
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
2800 BCE

4. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3300 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE

5. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3200 BCE
1500 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE

6. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE

7. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

8. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE
3200 BCE

9. 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
1700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE

10. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
890 BCE
1046 BCE

11. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2675 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE

12. Domestication of the horse
2675 BCE
2070 BCE
2000 BCE
1046 BCE

13. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

14. Alphabetic writing emerges
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE

15. Egyptian calendar
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
1700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

16. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE

17. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

18. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2600 BCE

19. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3000 BCE
2000 BCE

20. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE

21. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE

22. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1046 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1800 BCE

23. Rise of Elam in Iran
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

24. Newgrange Ireland
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
800 BCE
2200 BCE

25. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

26. Skara Brae Scotland
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE

27. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

28. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
800 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE
800 BCE

29. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
Circa 3500 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE

30. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1700 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE

31. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE

32. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
800 BCE
1046 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1500 BCE

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

34. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
2800 BCE

35. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE

36. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3300 BCE
2070 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

37. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

38. Newgrange Ireland
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE

39. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE

40. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
3000 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

41. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

42. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1700 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE

43. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2070 BCE
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
2200 BCE

44. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE

45. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE

46. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
c. 1180 BCE
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

47. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

48. 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
3300 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE

49. completion of Stonehenge.
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

50. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE