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Ancient History Timeline

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1. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






3. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






4. Skara Brae Scotland






5. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






6. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






7. Alphabetic writing emerges






8. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






10. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






11. Rise of Greek city-states






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






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






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






15. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






16. Rise of Greek city-states






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






18. Egyptian calendar






19. The Hallstatt culture






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






21. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






22. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






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






25. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






27. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






28. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






29. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






31. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






33. Domestication of the horse






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






35. Cycladic civilization in Greece






36. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






37. Newgrange Ireland






38. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






39. Egyptian calendar






40. Domestication of the horse






41. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






43. Skara Brae Scotland






44. The mammoth goes extinct.






45. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






46. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






47. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






48. First dynasty of Egypt






49. Alphabetic writing emerges






50. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants







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