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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Egyptian calendar






2. First dynasty of Egypt






3. Alphabetic writing emerges






4. completion of Stonehenge.






5. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






6. completion of Stonehenge.






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






8. Domestication of the horse






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






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






11. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






12. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






13. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






15. Egyptian calendar






16. Newgrange Ireland






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






18. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






19. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






21. Skara Brae Scotland






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






23. The mammoth goes extinct.






24. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






25. First dynasty of Egypt






26. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






27. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






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






30. The mammoth goes extinct.






31. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






32. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






33. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






34. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






36. Alphabetic writing emerges






37. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






38. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






39. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






41. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






42. Mycenaean Greece






43. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






44. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






45. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






46. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






47. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






48. Domestication of the horse






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






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