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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






2. Domestication of the horse






3. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






4. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.






5. Domestication of the horse






6. Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point Civilization in North America






7. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






8. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






9. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






10. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






11. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






12. Mature Harappan phase of theIndus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan andIndia) begins






13. Hakra Phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins in theIndian Sub-continent.






14. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






15. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






16. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.






17. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






18. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






19. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






20. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






21. Cycladic civilization in Greece






22. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






23. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






24. Rise of Elam in Iran






25. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.






26. Newgrange Ireland






27. Egyptian calendar






28. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






29. First dynasty of Egypt






30. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






31. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






32. Stonehenge construction begins.In its first version - it consisted of a circular ditch and bank - with 56 wooden posts.






33. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates






34. Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico - during Mesoamerica'sFormative period






35. King Khufu completes construction of Great Pyramid of Giza.






36. The beginning of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) occurred sometime between these dates






37. Rise of Greek city-states






38. Mycenaean Greece






39. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






40. Newgrange Ireland






41. Cycladic civilization in Greece






42. The mammoth goes extinct.






43. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






44. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






45. First dynasty of Egypt






46. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






47. Rise of Elam in Iran






48. Rise of Greek city-states






49. Alphabetic writing emerges






50. The Hallstatt culture