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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






2. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






4. Rise of Greek city-states






5. Mycenaean Greece






6. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






8. completion of Stonehenge.






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






10. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






11. Rise of Elam in Iran






12. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






13. Rise of Greek city-states






14. Alphabetic writing emerges






15. The Hallstatt culture






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






17. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






19. The mammoth goes extinct.






20. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






22. Domestication of the horse






23. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






24. Alphabetic writing emerges






25. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






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






27. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






29. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






30. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






31. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






32. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






33. The Hallstatt culture






34. First dynasty of Egypt






35. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






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






37. Domestication of the horse






38. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






39. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






40. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






41. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






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






44. Newgrange Ireland






45. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






46. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






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






49. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






50. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran