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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2675 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

2. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
1046 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

3. Mycenaean Greece
3100 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

4. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
800 BCE
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE

5. Rise of Greek city-states
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1400-400 BCE
800 BCE

6. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2800 BCE
1046 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

7. Newgrange Ireland
1020 to 930 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

8. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2200 BCE
2700 BCE
2070 BCE
2600 BCE

9. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
3200 BCE

10. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
3200 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2800 BCE
2700 BCE

11. Egyptian calendar
2070 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3300 BCE

12. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

13. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
2675 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

14. completion of Stonehenge.
2700 BCE
2200 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

15. 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
2500 BCE
1046 BCE
2700 BCE

16. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
3100 BCE
1500 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

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

18. Mycenaean Greece
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2700 BCE

19. Domestication of the horse
3200 BCE
3100 BCE
2000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

20. Skara Brae Scotland
2700 BCE
800 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE

21. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
2500 BCE
800 BCE
1046 BCE
3100 BCE

22. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
3100 BCE

23. Alphabetic writing emerges
800 BCE
1800 BCE
3000 BCE
2700 BCE

24. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
2070 BCE
890 BCE
2800 BCE

25. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE

26. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE
2600 BCE

27. Rise of Elam in Iran
1200 BCE
1200 BCE
2700 BCE
2800 BCE

28. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
3200 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE
1600 BCE

29. Cycladic civilization in Greece
Circa 3500 BCE
800 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

30. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
Circa 3500 BCE
890 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE

31. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2675 BCE
3200 BCE
2600 BCE
2800 BCE

32. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians
3000 BCE
2500 BCE
890 BCE
3100 BCE

33. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE
2800 BCE

34. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1600 BCE
2675 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

35. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
3300 BCE
2200 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE

36. Rise of Greek city-states
2200 BCE
3100 BCE
800 BCE
1046 BCE

37. The Hallstatt culture
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
1200 BCE

38. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1400-400 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3000 BCE
2675 BCE

39. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
800 BCE
3300 BCE

40. First dynasty of Egypt
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1200 BCE
3100 BCE

41. First dynasty of Egypt
800 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE

42. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
1020 to 930 BCE
2000 BCE
3000 BCE
1600 BCE

43. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

44. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3300 BCE
2600 BCE
1400-400 BCE
2700 BCE

45. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2600 BCE

46. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
2200 BCE
800 BCE
1600 BCE
1400-400 BCE

47. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2800 BCE
2070 BCE
2700 BCE
1800 BCE

48. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
3300 BCE

49. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
3200 BCE
1800 BCE
1600 BCE
890 BCE

50. Newgrange Ireland
2000 BCE
2070 BCE
3300 BCE
2200 BCE