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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






2. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






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






5. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






7. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






9. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






10. Skara Brae Scotland






11. First dynasty of Egypt






12. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






15. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






17. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






18. completion of Stonehenge.






19. Rise of Greek city-states






20. Cycladic civilization in Greece






21. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






22. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






23. The mammoth goes extinct.






24. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






25. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






26. Rise of Greek city-states






27. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






29. Mycenaean Greece






30. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






31. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






32. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






33. Newgrange Ireland






34. The Hallstatt culture






35. Cycladic civilization in Greece






36. Newgrange Ireland






37. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






38. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






39. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






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






42. Domestication of the horse






43. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






44. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






45. The mammoth goes extinct.






46. Skara Brae Scotland






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






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






49. The Hallstatt culture






50. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China