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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Alphabetic writing emerges
c. 1180 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

2. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
2070 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
2700 BCE

3. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

4. Domestication of the horse
1600 BCE
890 BCE
2000 BCE
2800 BCE

5. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
1500 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2070 BCE

6. First dynasty of Egypt
1200 BCE
3100 BCE
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

7. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2700 BCE
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE

8. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
1800 BCE
800 BCE
2600 BCE
2500 BCE

9. Domestication of the horse
2800 BCE
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

10. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE
2700 BCE

11. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3200 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

12. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3200 BCE
1700 BCE

13. Rise of Elam in Iran
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

14. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
1500 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
3100 BCE

15. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
3100 BCE
2600 BCE
1800 BCE
3000 BCE

16. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1020 to 930 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2675 BCE
2700 BCE

17. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
2700 BCE

18. The Hallstatt culture
2700 BCE
2800 BCE
1200 BCE
2000 BCE

19. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3300 BCE

20. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
2070 BCE
1046 BCE

21. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2000 BCE
800 BCE

22. Rise of Greek city-states
3100 BCE
2800 BCE
800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

23. Newgrange Ireland
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE
1500 BCE

24. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

25. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
2070 BCE
3100 BCE
1600 BCE
1500 BCE

26. Alphabetic writing emerges
800 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
1800 BCE

27. Rise of Greek city-states
800 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3300 BCE

28. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
3200 BCE
2675 BCE
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

29. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
c. 1180 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

30. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2000 BCE

31. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1046 BCE

32. First dynasty of Egypt
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
1500 BCE

33. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
2200 BCE
1800 BCE
1700 BCE
2675 BCE

34. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2800 BCE
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3200 BCE

35. Egyptian calendar
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
2700 BCE

36. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1200 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE

37. Skara Brae Scotland
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE

38. Skara Brae Scotland
3300 BCE
3100 BCE
3000 BCE
3200 BCE

39. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
1200 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3000 BCE

40. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
2700 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE

41. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2500 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE

42. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE

43. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
3000 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE

44. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2675 BCE
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE

45. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
2500 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE
1500 BCE

46. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
1600 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE

47. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

48. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
890 BCE
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
2600 BCE

49. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3200 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2800 BCE
2800 BCE

50. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
2000 BCE