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1. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






2. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






3. Skara Brae Scotland






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






5. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






6. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






7. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






8. First dynasty of Egypt






9. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






11. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






13. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






15. Cycladic civilization in Greece






16. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






17. Egyptian calendar






18. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






20. Egyptian calendar






21. Rise of Greek city-states






22. Newgrange Ireland






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






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






25. Mycenaean Greece






26. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






27. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






28. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






29. Alphabetic writing emerges






30. Rise of Greek city-states






31. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






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






34. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






35. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






36. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






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






39. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






41. The Hallstatt culture






42. The mammoth goes extinct.






43. completion of Stonehenge.






44. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






45. Skara Brae Scotland






46. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






47. Alphabetic writing emerges






48. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






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







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