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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Egyptian calendar






2. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






4. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






5. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






7. Rise of Elam in Iran






8. Rise of Greek city-states






9. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






11. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






13. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






14. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






15. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






16. Cycladic civilization in Greece






17. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






19. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






20. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






21. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






23. Skara Brae Scotland






24. Newgrange Ireland






25. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






26. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






27. Domestication of the horse






28. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






29. The mammoth goes extinct.






30. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






31. Newgrange Ireland






32. Mycenaean Greece






33. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






34. The Hallstatt culture






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






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






37. First dynasty of Egypt






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






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






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






41. Egyptian calendar






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






43. Rise of Elam in Iran






44. Skara Brae Scotland






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






46. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






47. The Hallstatt culture






48. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






49. Mycenaean Greece






50. First dynasty of Egypt