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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Newgrange Ireland






2. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






3. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






4. Newgrange Ireland






5. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






6. completion of Stonehenge.






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






8. completion of Stonehenge.






9. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






11. Rise of Elam in Iran






12. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






13. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






15. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






16. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






17. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






18. Domestication of the horse






19. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






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






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






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






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






24. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






25. Skara Brae Scotland






26. Cycladic civilization in Greece






27. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






28. Domestication of the horse






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






30. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






31. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






32. Rise of Elam in Iran






33. Rise of Greek city-states






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






35. First dynasty of Egypt






36. Mycenaean Greece






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






38. The Hallstatt culture






39. Skara Brae Scotland






40. First dynasty of Egypt






41. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






42. Mycenaean Greece






43. Egyptian calendar






44. The Hallstatt culture






45. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






46. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






47. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






49. The mammoth goes extinct.






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