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Ancient History Timeline
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1. completion of Stonehenge.
1500 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
1800 BCE
2. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
3. Newgrange Ireland
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3200 BCE
4. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
1400-400 BCE
5. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
6. Rise of Elam in Iran
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
7. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE
8. Alphabetic writing emerges
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE
9. Rise of Elam in Iran
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
10. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
11. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2070 BCE
1500 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
12. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
13. Cycladic civilization in Greece
1500 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
14. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1500 BCE
15. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2200 BCE
16. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
2000 BCE
17. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
18. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
19. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
1800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
20. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE
890 BCE
21. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE
22. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1400-400 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
23. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1400-400 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2700 BCE
24. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2070 BCE
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
25. First dynasty of Egypt
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
26. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
890 BCE
2700 BCE
27. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
3200 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
28. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
29. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
30. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
31. Cycladic civilization in Greece
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
32. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
33. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE
34. Egyptian calendar
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
35. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE
36. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3100 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
37. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1046 BCE
38. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
39. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
2600 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE
40. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
41. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
800 BCE
2070 BCE
42. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
43. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
800 BCE
44. Rise of Greek city-states
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE
45. 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
2500 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1046 BCE
46. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
47. completion of Stonehenge.
2200 BCE
800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
48. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 BCE
2675 BCE
49. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE
50. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE