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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






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






4. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






5. Mycenaean Greece






6. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






7. Rise of Greek city-states






8. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






9. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






10. Domestication of the horse






11. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






13. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






14. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






16. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






18. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






19. Rise of Greek city-states






20. completion of Stonehenge.






21. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






22. Alphabetic writing emerges






23. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






25. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






26. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






27. Rise of Elam in Iran






28. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






29. The Hallstatt culture






30. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






31. Skara Brae Scotland






32. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






33. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






34. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






35. Egyptian calendar






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






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






38. First dynasty of Egypt






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






40. First dynasty of Egypt






41. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






42. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






43. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






44. Domestication of the horse






45. Egyptian calendar






46. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






47. Cycladic civilization in Greece






48. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






49. The Hallstatt culture






50. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.