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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






3. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






4. Domestication of the horse






5. Cycladic civilization in Greece






6. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






7. The Hallstatt culture






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






9. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






10. The Hallstatt culture






11. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






12. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






13. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






14. Egyptian calendar






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






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






17. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






19. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






21. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






22. Skara Brae Scotland






23. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






24. completion of Stonehenge.






25. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






26. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






27. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






28. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






29. Skara Brae Scotland






30. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






31. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






32. Mycenaean Greece






33. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






34. First dynasty of Egypt






35. First dynasty of Egypt






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. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






38. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






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






48. completion of Stonehenge.






49. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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