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Ancient History Timeline

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1. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






2. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






3. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






4. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






5. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






6. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






7. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






8. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






9. The Hallstatt culture






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






11. The Hallstatt culture






12. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






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






15. Rise of Greek city-states






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






17. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






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






20. Alphabetic writing emerges






21. Mycenaean Greece






22. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






23. The mammoth goes extinct.






24. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






25. Newgrange Ireland






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






27. Domestication of the horse






28. Alphabetic writing emerges






29. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






31. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






32. Domestication of the horse






33. Egyptian calendar






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






35. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






36. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






37. Mycenaean Greece






38. Rise of Greek city-states






39. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






40. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






42. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






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






44. Skara Brae Scotland






45. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






46. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






47. First dynasty of Egypt






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






49. The mammoth goes extinct.






50. Bronze Age begins in the Near East