| Area: Dates | Civilization |
| Fertile Crescent: 3500-2000 B.C. | |
| India: 3000-1500 B.C. | |
| Crete: 3000-1100 B.C. | |
| Egypt: 2850-715 B.C. | |
| China: 2200-1760 B.C. | |
| Mesopotamia: 1800-1686 B.C. | |
| Fertile Crescent: 1800-899 B.C. | |
| Turkey: 1640-1200 B.C. | |
| China: 1500-1122 B.C. | |
| China: 1123-256 B.C. | |
| | Area: Dates | Civilization |
| Fertile Crescent: 1100-332 B.C. | |
| Europe: 900-200 B.C. | |
| Europe: 800-500 B.C. | |
| Iran: 559-330 B.C. | |
| Europe: 500 B.C.-A.D. 300 | |
| India: 185-321 | |
| West Africa: 700-1200 | |
| North America: 800-1800 | |
| West Africa: 800-1800 | |
| Central America: 900-1100 | |
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