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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

2. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE

3. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2070 BCE

4. 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
1600 BCE
1046 BCE
1700 BCE

5. Newgrange Ireland
2200 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

6. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

7. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE
3000 BCE
2600 BCE

8. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2500 BCE
1600 BCE

9. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
2800 BCE

10. 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
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

11. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
c. 3000 BCE
2675 BCE
2600 BCE
2070 BCE

12. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE

13. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
c. 3000 BCE
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
2070 BCE

14. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3100 BCE
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE

15. completion of Stonehenge.
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
3300 BCE

16. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2700 BCE
2000 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE

17. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2675 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

18. Rise of Greek city-states
1500 BCE
800 BCE
1200 BCE
1800 BCE

19. Egyptian calendar
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE

20. Skara Brae Scotland
3100 BCE
2000 BCE
890 BCE
3200 BCE

21. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3100 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

22. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
800 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

23. 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
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
1046 BCE

24. The Hallstatt culture
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE

25. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1200 BCE

26. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
3000 BCE
1200 BCE

27. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE

28. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1800 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

29. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

30. The mammoth goes extinct.
2200 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
2500 BCE

31. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3300 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3200 BCE
1500 BCE

32. Mycenaean Greece
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2000 BCE

33. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2500 BCE
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE

34. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

35. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
800 BCE
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE

36. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

37. The mammoth goes extinct.
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
2500 BCE

38. Domestication of the horse
2675 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
2200 BCE

39. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
2070 BCE
2070 BCE
1500 BCE

40. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
2800 BCE

41. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
890 BCE
1700 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE

42. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
2200 BCE
890 BCE
800 BCE

43. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE

44. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE

45. Rise of Greek city-states
2800 BCE
2200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
800 BCE

46. First dynasty of Egypt
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE

47. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2800 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

48. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
1700 BCE
2675 BCE
2500 BCE

49. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
1500 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

50. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
1800 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE