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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






2. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






3. Cycladic civilization in Greece






4. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






5. The Hallstatt culture






6. Rise of Greek city-states






7. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






8. The Hallstatt culture






9. First dynasty of Egypt






10. Alphabetic writing emerges






11. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






13. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






15. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






16. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






17. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






18. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






20. First dynasty of Egypt






21. Alphabetic writing emerges






22. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






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






25. Domestication of the horse






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






27. Rise of Greek city-states






28. completion of Stonehenge.






29. Mycenaean Greece






30. Domestication of the horse






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






32. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






33. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






34. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






35. completion of Stonehenge.






36. Egyptian calendar






37. Skara Brae Scotland






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






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






40. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






41. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






42. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






43. Rise of Elam in Iran






44. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






45. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






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






48. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






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






50. Disintegration of Hittite Empire