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Ancient History Timeline

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1. The mammoth goes extinct.






2. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






3. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






4. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






5. Domestication of the horse






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






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






8. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






9. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






11. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






12. Skara Brae Scotland






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






14. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






15. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






16. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






17. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






18. The Hallstatt culture






19. Mycenaean Greece






20. Rise of Elam in Iran






21. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






22. Rise of Greek city-states






23. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






24. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






25. Newgrange Ireland






26. Cycladic civilization in Greece






27. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






28. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






29. First dynasty of Egypt






30. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






31. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






32. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






34. Domestication of the horse






35. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






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






38. Mycenaean Greece






39. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






40. completion of Stonehenge.






41. Newgrange Ireland






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






43. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






45. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






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






48. First dynasty of Egypt






49. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






50. completion of Stonehenge.