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Ancient History Timeline

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1. The mammoth goes extinct.






2. Newgrange Ireland






3. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






4. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






5. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






6. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






7. Skara Brae Scotland






8. Newgrange Ireland






9. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






10. Skara Brae Scotland






11. Alphabetic writing emerges






12. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






13. Rise of Greek city-states






14. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






15. The mammoth goes extinct.






16. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






17. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






18. The Hallstatt culture






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






20. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






21. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






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






24. Rise of Elam in Iran






25. The Hallstatt culture






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






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






28. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






30. First dynasty of Egypt






31. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






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






34. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






36. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






37. Rise of Elam in Iran






38. completion of Stonehenge.






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






40. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






42. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






44. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






45. Mycenaean Greece






46. Rise of Greek city-states






47. First dynasty of Egypt






48. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






49. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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