Put the following dates on the timeline below in order:

598BC,1645,3561BC,1492,1988BC,2020,2040BC,79

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To arrange the dates in chronological order on a timeline, it's essential to consider that BC dates count backwards from 1 BC to AD 1, while AD dates count forwards from AD 1 onward. Here is the ordered list of the given dates:

  1. 3561 BC
  2. 2040 BC
  3. 1988 BC
  4. 598 BC
  5. 79 AD
  6. 1492 AD
  7. 1645 AD
  8. 2020 AD
  9. 2040 AD

So, the correct chronological order is:

  1. 3561 BC
  2. 2040 BC
  3. 1988 BC
  4. 598 BC
  5. 79 AD
  6. 1492 AD
  7. 1645 AD
  8. 2020 AD
  9. 2040 AD