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

2. completion of Stonehenge.
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
1200 BCE

3. completion of Stonehenge.
1600 BCE
2200 BCE
2800 BCE
1500 BCE

4. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
c. 3000 BCE
890 BCE
2070 BCE
800 BCE

5. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
2700 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE

6. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.
800 BCE
2700 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1600 BCE

7. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
1500 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
1800 BCE
2600 BCE

8. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
c. 3000 BCE
1700 BCE
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE

9. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
2200 BCE
1800 BCE
3300 BCE
2800 BCE

10. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

11. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
2070 BCE
3300 BCE

12. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region
890 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE

13. Composition of the Rigveda is completed
3000 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
1500 BCE

14. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
Circa 3500 BCE
1046 BCE
800 BCE
3100 BCE

15. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2070 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3100 BCE

16. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3300 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1400-400 BCE

17. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat
2500 BCE
2600 BCE
1200 BCE
3300 BCE

18. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
2675 BCE

19. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine
2700 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE

20. Bronze Age begins in the Near East
1800 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

21. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period
3300 BCE
2675 BCE
1400-400 BCE
890 BCE

22. Rise of Elam in Iran
3300 BCE
2700 BCE
800 BCE
1500 BCE

23. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1020 to 930 BCE
3300 BCE
3000 BCE
1700 BCE

24. Rise of Greek city-states
1600 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
800 BCE

25. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2600 BCE
3200 BCE
1200 BCE
2070 BCE

26. Egyptian calendar
1400-400 BCE
1600 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE
2700 BCE

27. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
1020 to 930 BCE
3100 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE

28. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants
1700 BCE
2700 BCE
3000 BCE
2800 BCE

29. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran
2070 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3200 BCE

30. Domestication of the horse
2000 BCE
2600 BCE
2675 BCE
2700 BCE

31. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.
1200 BCE
1046 BCE
2675 BCE
1600 BCE

32. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China
1046 BCE
3200 BCE
1600 BCE
3300 BCE

33. Newgrange Ireland
1800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
3300 BCE

34. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China
2070 BCE
1600 BCE
2800 BCE
2600 BCE

35. Disintegration of Hittite Empire
c. 1180 BCE
1200 BCE
2675 BCE
Circa 3500 BCE

36. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.
1500 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1500 BCE

37. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
3300 BCE
3200 BCE

38. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.
c. 3000 BCE
1046 BCE
1200 BCE
2700 BCE

39. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins
2600 BCE
3300 BCE
1600 BCE
1800 BCE

40. Mycenaean Greece
2675 BCE
1600 BCE
1700 BCE
1500 BCE

41. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system
2600 BCE
1600 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
2600 BCE

42. Cycladic civilization in Greece
3300 BCE
3200 BCE
1400-400 BCE
3000 BCE

43. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey
1600 BCE
3100 BCE
3300 BCE
890 BCE

44. First dynasty of Egypt
3100 BCE
890 BCE
2200 BCE
3300 BCE

45. The Hallstatt culture
1600 BCE
2500 BCE
3100 BCE
1200 BCE

46. The mammoth goes extinct.
2500 BCE
2800 BCE
c. 1180 BCE
2675 BCE

47. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
2800 BCE
1600 BCE
2500 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

48. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran
1800 BCE
3000 BCE
c. 3000 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE

49. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru
c. 3000 BCE
3100 BCE
3200 BCE
3300 BCE

50. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates
c. 3000 BCE
2700 BCE
1600 BCE
1020 to 930 BCE