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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Skara Brae Scotland






2. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






3. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






5. Rise of Elam in Iran






6. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






8. Newgrange Ireland






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






10. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






11. completion of Stonehenge.






12. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






14. The Hallstatt culture






15. First dynasty of Egypt






16. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






17. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






18. Rise of Greek city-states






19. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






20. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






21. Egyptian calendar






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






23. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






24. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






25. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






27. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






28. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






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






31. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






32. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






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






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






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






37. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






38. First dynasty of Egypt






39. The Hallstatt culture






40. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






42. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






44. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






46. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






47. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






48. The mammoth goes extinct.






49. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






50. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran