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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






2. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






4. First dynasty of Egypt






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






6. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






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






8. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






9. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






10. Skara Brae Scotland






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






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






13. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






14. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






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






17. Rise of Greek city-states






18. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






20. The mammoth goes extinct.






21. Egyptian calendar






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






23. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






24. completion of Stonehenge.






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






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






27. The Hallstatt culture






28. Skara Brae Scotland






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






30. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






31. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






32. The Hallstatt culture






33. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






34. Rise of Elam in Iran






35. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






37. Domestication of the horse






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






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






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






41. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






42. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






43. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






44. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






46. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






47. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






48. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






49. Mycenaean Greece






50. Cycladic civilization in Greece