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Ancient History Timeline

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






2. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






3. The Hallstatt culture






4. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






5. First dynasty of Egypt






6. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






7. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






9. Rise of Greek city-states






10. Domestication of the horse






11. Newgrange Ireland






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






13. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






15. The Hallstatt culture






16. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






17. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






19. The mammoth goes extinct.






20. completion of Stonehenge.






21. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






22. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






23. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






25. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






27. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






28. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






29. First dynasty of Egypt






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






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






32. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






33. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






34. Mycenaean Greece






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






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






37. Alphabetic writing emerges






38. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






39. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






41. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






42. Mycenaean Greece






43. Newgrange Ireland






44. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






45. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






46. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






47. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






48. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






49. Alphabetic writing emerges






50. Domestication of the horse