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Ancient History Timeline

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1. The Hallstatt culture






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






3. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






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






5. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






6. Newgrange Ireland






7. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






8. Alphabetic writing emerges






9. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






10. Rise of Elam in Iran






11. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






12. Cycladic civilization in Greece






13. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






14. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






15. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






16. Alphabetic writing emerges






17. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






18. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






19. Skara Brae Scotland






20. The mammoth goes extinct.






21. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






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






24. Egyptian calendar






25. Domestication of the horse






26. Rise of Greek city-states






27. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






28. Rise of Greek city-states






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






30. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






31. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






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






34. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






35. completion of Stonehenge.






36. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






37. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






38. First dynasty of Egypt






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






40. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






41. Mycenaean Greece






42. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






44. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






45. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






46. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






47. Newgrange Ireland






48. The Hallstatt culture






49. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






50. Domestication of the horse