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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Skara Brae Scotland






2. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






4. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






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






7. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






8. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






10. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






11. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






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






14. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






15. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






16. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






17. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






18. Cycladic civilization in Greece






19. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






20. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






21. Mycenaean Greece






22. Mycenaean Greece






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






24. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






25. First dynasty of Egypt






26. The Hallstatt culture






27. First dynasty of Egypt






28. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






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






30. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






32. Egyptian calendar






33. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






35. completion of Stonehenge.






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






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






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






39. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






40. Newgrange Ireland






41. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






42. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






43. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






45. Domestication of the horse






46. The Hallstatt culture






47. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






49. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






50. Domestication of the horse