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Ancient History Timeline

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1. The mammoth goes extinct.






2. Alphabetic writing emerges






3. Rise of Greek city-states






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






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






6. First dynasty of Egypt






7. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






8. Skara Brae Scotland






9. First dynasty of Egypt






10. Domestication of the horse






11. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






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






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






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






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






16. Skara Brae Scotland






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






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






19. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






21. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






22. Mycenaean Greece






23. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






24. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






25. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






26. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






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






29. Mycenaean Greece






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






31. completion of Stonehenge.






32. Rise of Elam in Iran






33. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






34. Cycladic civilization in Greece






35. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






37. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






38. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






39. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






41. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






42. Rise of Elam in Iran






43. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






44. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






45. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






46. The Hallstatt culture






47. The Hallstatt culture






48. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






49. Domestication of the horse






50. Bronze Age begins in the Near East