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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






3. First dynasty of Egypt






4. Cycladic civilization in Greece






5. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






7. Mycenaean Greece






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






9. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






10. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






11. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






13. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






15. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






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






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






19. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






20. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






21. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






22. Domestication of the horse






23. Egyptian calendar






24. Rise of Greek city-states






25. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






26. The Hallstatt culture






27. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






29. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






30. Newgrange Ireland






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






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






33. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






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






35. Alphabetic writing emerges






36. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






37. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






38. Skara Brae Scotland






39. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






40. Mycenaean Greece






41. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






43. Domestication of the horse






44. completion of Stonehenge.






45. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






46. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






47. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






48. First dynasty of Egypt






49. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






50. Disintegration of Hittite Empire