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1. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1046 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

2. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2070 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

3. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
3000 BCE
1500 BCE
1800 BCE
2675 BCE

4. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
2200 BCE
3000 BCE
2800 BCE
1046 BCE

5. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE

6. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
1800 BCE

7. Domestication of the horse
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
1200 BCE
2600 BCE

8. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
2000 BCE
3100 BCE

9. Domestication of the horse
2070 BCE
2000 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

10. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2600 BCE
2800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1600 BCE

11. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

12. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1500 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2600 BCE

13. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
2000 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE

14. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2700 BCE
2500 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE

15. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2600 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

16. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1800 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

17. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
1700 BCE

18. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3100 BCE
2200 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

19. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1020 to 930 BCE
1800 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE

20. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
1400-400 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE

21. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3300 BCE
2600 BCE

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

23. Egyptian calendar
1500 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

24. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
1500 BCE
1500 BCE
2675 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

25. completion of Stonehenge.
1500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2200 BCE
2600 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
2600 BCE
1700 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

27. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3200 BCE
3200 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

28. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1800 BCE
1046 BCE
3000 BCE
800 BCE

29. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE

30. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
890 BCE
3300 BCE
3300 BCE
2700 BCE

31. Skara Brae Scotland
800 BCE
1046 BCE
2000 BCE
3100 BCE

32. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

33. Skara Brae Scotland
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
3100 BCE

34. Alphabetic writing emerges
1800 BCE
2500 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE

35. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
2000 BCE

36. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
890 BCE
2600 BCE

37. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

38. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
3300 BCE
2500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

39. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
800 BCE
890 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

40. Rise of Greek city-states
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
800 BCE
2800 BCE

41. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

42. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1400-400 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

43. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

44. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
3000 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
1046 BCE

45. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
1200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

46. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
1600 BCE
1800 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE

47. Mycenaean Greece
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

48. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
2000 BCE
890 BCE
2500 BCE

49. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3200 BCE
2700 BCE
890 BCE
1600 BCE

50. Alphabetic writing emerges
800 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE

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