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Ancient History Timeline

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






2. Rise of Greek city-states






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






4. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






5. Rise of Elam in Iran






6. Cycladic civilization in Greece






7. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






8. Egyptian calendar






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






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






11. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






12. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






14. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






15. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






16. Cycladic civilization in Greece






17. Domestication of the horse






18. The mammoth goes extinct.






19. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






20. The mammoth goes extinct.






21. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






22. Newgrange Ireland






23. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






25. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






26. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






28. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






29. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






30. Newgrange Ireland






31. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






32. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






33. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






34. Mycenaean Greece






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






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






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






38. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






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






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






42. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






43. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






44. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






45. Skara Brae Scotland






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






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






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






49. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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