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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Greek city-states






2. Rise of Greek city-states






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






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






5. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






6. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






7. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






8. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






9. Mycenaean Greece






10. Skara Brae Scotland






11. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






12. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






13. Newgrange Ireland






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






15. Egyptian calendar






16. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






17. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






18. First dynasty of Egypt






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






20. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






21. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






23. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






24. completion of Stonehenge.






25. The Hallstatt culture






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






27. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






28. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






29. Alphabetic writing emerges






30. Cycladic civilization in Greece






31. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






32. completion of Stonehenge.






33. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






35. Domestication of the horse






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






37. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






38. Skara Brae Scotland






39. The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China - evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system






40. The Hallstatt culture






41. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






42. The Zhou force (led by King Wu of Zhou) overthrow the last king of Shang Dynasty; Zhou Dynasty established in China






43. First dynasty of Egypt






44. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






45. Approximate date for the composition of the Iliad and the Odyssey






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






47. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






48. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






50. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region







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