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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






2. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






3. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






4. Alphabetic writing emerges






5. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






6. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






7. completion of Stonehenge.






8. Newgrange Ireland






9. Cycladic civilization in Greece






10. Mycenaean Greece






11. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






13. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






14. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






15. First dynasty of Egypt






16. Egyptian calendar






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






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






19. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






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






21. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






22. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






24. Cycladic civilization in Greece






25. Mycenaean Greece






26. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






28. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






30. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






31. The mammoth goes extinct.






32. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






33. completion of Stonehenge.






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






35. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






36. Alphabetic writing emerges






37. Newgrange Ireland






38. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






39. Skara Brae Scotland






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






41. Domestication of the horse






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






43. First dynasty of Egypt






44. Rise of Elam in Iran






45. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






47. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






48. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






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