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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






2. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






3. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






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






6. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






7. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






8. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






9. Cycladic civilization in Greece






10. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






11. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






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






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






14. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






16. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






18. The Hallstatt culture






19. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






20. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






22. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






23. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






24. Alphabetic writing emerges






25. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






27. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






28. Cycladic civilization in Greece






29. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






30. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






31. Rise of Elam in Iran






32. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






33. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






34. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






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






37. Skara Brae Scotland






38. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






39. First dynasty of Egypt






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






41. First dynasty of Egypt






42. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






43. Egyptian calendar






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






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






46. The mammoth goes extinct.






47. completion of Stonehenge.






48. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






49. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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







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