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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Domestication of the horse






2. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






4. Mycenaean Greece






5. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






7. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






8. Skara Brae Scotland






9. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






11. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






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






14. Egyptian calendar






15. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






16. completion of Stonehenge.






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






18. The Hallstatt culture






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






20. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






21. Cycladic civilization in Greece






22. Newgrange Ireland






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






24. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






26. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






27. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






28. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






29. Cycladic civilization in Greece






30. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






31. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






32. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






33. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






34. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






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






37. completion of Stonehenge.






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. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






40. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






42. Newgrange Ireland






43. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






44. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






45. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






46. Skara Brae Scotland






47. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






48. Alphabetic writing emerges






49. Egyptian calendar






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