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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Cycladic civilization in Greece






2. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






3. Domestication of the horse






4. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






5. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






6. Skara Brae Scotland






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






8. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






9. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






10. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






11. Rise of Greek city-states






12. Mycenaean Greece






13. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






14. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






16. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






17. Domestication of the horse






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






19. Rise of Elam in Iran






20. The Hallstatt culture






21. The Hallstatt culture






22. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






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






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






26. Rise of Elam in Iran






27. The mammoth goes extinct.






28. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






30. Mycenaean Greece






31. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






32. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






33. Newgrange Ireland






34. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






36. Cycladic civilization in Greece






37. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






38. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






39. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






41. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






42. Skara Brae Scotland






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






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






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






46. The mammoth goes extinct.






47. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






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






50. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians