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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






3. Skara Brae Scotland






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






5. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






6. completion of Stonehenge.






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






8. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






9. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






10. Rise of Elam in Iran






11. Rise of Elam in Iran






12. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






14. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






15. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






16. The Hallstatt culture






17. Cycladic civilization in Greece






18. Egyptian calendar






19. The mammoth goes extinct.






20. The Hallstatt culture






21. Rise of Greek city-states






22. Domestication of the horse






23. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






25. Egyptian calendar






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






27. Newgrange Ireland






28. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






29. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






31. Mycenaean Greece






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






33. Newgrange Ireland






34. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






36. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






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






39. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






41. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






42. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






43. Cycladic civilization in Greece






44. Alphabetic writing emerges






45. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






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






48. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






50. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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