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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Domestication of the horse






2. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






4. Newgrange Ireland






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






6. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






8. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






10. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






11. Skara Brae Scotland






12. Mycenaean Greece






13. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






15. Cycladic civilization in Greece






16. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






17. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






18. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






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






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






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






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






24. Rise of Greek city-states






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






26. The Hallstatt culture






27. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






28. Egyptian calendar






29. The mammoth goes extinct.






30. Egyptian calendar






31. Skara Brae Scotland






32. The mammoth goes extinct.






33. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






34. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






36. The Hallstatt culture






37. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






39. Cycladic civilization in Greece






40. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






41. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






42. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






43. Rise of Elam in Iran






44. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






45. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






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






48. First dynasty of Egypt






49. Mycenaean Greece






50. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine