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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






2. Egyptian calendar






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






5. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






7. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






8. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






9. The mammoth goes extinct.






10. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






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






13. completion of Stonehenge.






14. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






15. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






16. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






17. Newgrange Ireland






18. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






19. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






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






22. Skara Brae Scotland






23. Egyptian calendar






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






25. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






26. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






27. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






28. Newgrange Ireland






29. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






30. completion of Stonehenge.






31. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






32. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






34. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






35. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






37. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






38. The mammoth goes extinct.






39. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






40. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






41. First dynasty of Egypt






42. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






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






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






46. Rise of Greek city-states






47. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






48. Rise of Greek city-states






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






50. Cycladic civilization in Greece