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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Elam in Iran






2. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






3. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






5. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






6. Mycenaean Greece






7. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






9. First dynasty of Egypt






10. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






11. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






13. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






14. Rise of Elam in Iran






15. Alphabetic writing emerges






16. Cycladic civilization in Greece






17. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






19. Egyptian calendar






20. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






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






23. Newgrange Ireland






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






25. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






26. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






27. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






28. Alphabetic writing emerges






29. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






30. Rise of Greek city-states






31. Skara Brae Scotland






32. The Hallstatt culture






33. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






34. completion of Stonehenge.






35. Mycenaean Greece






36. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






38. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






39. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






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






42. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






44. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






46. Skara Brae Scotland






47. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






48. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






49. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






50. completion of Stonehenge.






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