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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Domestication of the horse






2. completion of Stonehenge.






3. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






4. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






5. Mycenaean Greece






6. Rise of Greek city-states






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






8. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






9. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






10. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






12. The Hallstatt culture






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






14. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






15. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






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






18. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






19. Egyptian calendar






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






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






22. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






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






25. Newgrange Ireland






26. Newgrange Ireland






27. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






28. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






29. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






30. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






31. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






32. Cycladic civilization in Greece






33. Alphabetic writing emerges






34. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






36. Rise of Elam in Iran






37. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






39. Mycenaean Greece






40. completion of Stonehenge.






41. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






42. First dynasty of Egypt






43. Skara Brae Scotland






44. Skara Brae Scotland






45. First dynasty of Egypt






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






47. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






48. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






50. Alphabetic writing emerges