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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






2. Mycenaean Greece






3. Mycenaean Greece






4. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






5. Rise of Greek city-states






6. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






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






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






10. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






11. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






12. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






13. Rise of Elam in Iran






14. completion of Stonehenge.






15. Newgrange Ireland






16. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






17. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






18. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






19. The Hallstatt culture






20. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






21. First dynasty of Egypt






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






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






24. Rise of Greek city-states






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






26. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






27. Skara Brae Scotland






28. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






29. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






31. Domestication of the horse






32. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






33. Cycladic civilization in Greece






34. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






35. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






36. Newgrange Ireland






37. First dynasty of Egypt






38. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






39. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






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






42. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






43. completion of Stonehenge.






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






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






46. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






47. Domestication of the horse






48. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






49. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






50. Composition of the Rigveda is completed