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Ancient History Timeline

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1. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






3. The Hallstatt culture






4. Cycladic civilization in Greece






5. Domestication of the horse






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






7. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






9. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






10. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






12. Rise of Elam in Iran






13. Rise of Greek city-states






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






15. Skara Brae Scotland






16. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






17. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






18. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






19. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






20. Mycenaean Greece






21. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






23. Newgrange Ireland






24. First dynasty of Egypt






25. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






26. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






28. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






29. Domestication of the horse






30. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






31. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






33. completion of Stonehenge.






34. Egyptian calendar






35. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






37. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






38. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






39. The Hallstatt culture






40. Cycladic civilization in Greece






41. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






42. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






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






45. First dynasty of Egypt






46. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






47. The mammoth goes extinct.






48. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






49. Alphabetic writing emerges






50. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.