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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






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






4. completion of Stonehenge.






5. Skara Brae Scotland






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






7. Newgrange Ireland






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






9. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






11. Rise of Elam in Iran






12. Domestication of the horse






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






14. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






15. Mycenaean Greece






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






17. The Hallstatt culture






18. Cycladic civilization in Greece






19. The Hallstatt culture






20. Alphabetic writing emerges






21. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






22. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






23. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






25. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






27. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






28. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






29. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






31. Egyptian calendar






32. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






33. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






34. First dynasty of Egypt






35. Rise of Greek city-states






36. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






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






38. Rise of Elam in Iran






39. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






41. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






42. First dynasty of Egypt






43. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






44. Rise of Greek city-states






45. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






46. Newgrange Ireland






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






48. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






49. completion of Stonehenge.






50. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat