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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






2. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






4. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






5. The mammoth goes extinct.






6. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






8. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






9. Skara Brae Scotland






10. completion of Stonehenge.






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






12. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






13. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






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






16. The Hallstatt culture






17. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






18. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






19. Rise of Elam in Iran






20. Egyptian calendar






21. Rise of Greek city-states






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






23. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






24. Cycladic civilization in Greece






25. The mammoth goes extinct.






26. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






27. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






28. Rise of Elam in Iran






29. Mycenaean Greece






30. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






32. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






33. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






35. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






36. Skara Brae Scotland






37. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






38. First dynasty of Egypt






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






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






41. Alphabetic writing emerges






42. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






44. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






45. Rise of Greek city-states






46. Newgrange Ireland






47. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






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






49. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






50. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region