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Ancient History Timeline

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






2. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






4. Domestication of the horse






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






6. Egyptian calendar






7. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






8. First dynasty of Egypt






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






10. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






11. Rise of Elam in Iran






12. Newgrange Ireland






13. completion of Stonehenge.






14. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






15. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






16. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






17. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






18. completion of Stonehenge.






19. Domestication of the horse






20. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






21. The Hallstatt culture






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






23. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






24. Rise of Elam in Iran






25. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






26. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






27. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






28. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






29. The Hallstatt culture






30. Mycenaean Greece






31. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






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






34. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






36. Newgrange Ireland






37. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






39. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






41. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






42. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






43. Alphabetic writing emerges






44. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






45. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






46. Rise of Greek city-states






47. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






49. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






50. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins