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Ancient History Timeline

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






2. First dynasty of Egypt






3. First dynasty of Egypt






4. Egyptian calendar






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






6. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






8. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






9. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






10. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






12. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






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






15. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






16. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






18. Mycenaean Greece






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






20. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






21. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






22. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






24. Skara Brae Scotland






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






26. The Hallstatt culture






27. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






28. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






29. Cycladic civilization in Greece






30. Domestication of the horse






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






32. completion of Stonehenge.






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






34. Newgrange Ireland






35. Alphabetic writing emerges






36. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






37. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






38. Alphabetic writing emerges






39. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






40. The mammoth goes extinct.






41. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






42. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






43. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






44. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






46. Cycladic civilization in Greece






47. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






48. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






49. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






50. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.