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Ancient History Timeline

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






2. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






3. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






5. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






6. Rise of Greek city-states






7. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






9. Egyptian calendar






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






11. Domestication of the horse






12. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






13. completion of Stonehenge.






14. Cycladic civilization in Greece






15. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






16. The Hallstatt culture






17. Egyptian calendar






18. Domestication of the horse






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






20. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






22. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






23. Skara Brae Scotland






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






25. The mammoth goes extinct.






26. Newgrange Ireland






27. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






28. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






29. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






31. The Hallstatt culture






32. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






33. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






35. Newgrange Ireland






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






37. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






38. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






39. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






40. Skara Brae Scotland






41. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






42. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






43. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






45. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






46. Cycladic civilization in Greece






47. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






48. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






49. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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