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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






2. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






3. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






4. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






5. First dynasty of Egypt






6. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






7. First dynasty of Egypt






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






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






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






11. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






12. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






13. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






14. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






16. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






17. Mycenaean Greece






18. Rise of Elam in Iran






19. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






21. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






22. Rise of Greek city-states






23. Domestication of the horse






24. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






26. Domestication of the horse






27. Alphabetic writing emerges






28. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






29. Skara Brae Scotland






30. Newgrange Ireland






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






32. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






33. The mammoth goes extinct.






34. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






35. The Hallstatt culture






36. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






37. Egyptian calendar






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






39. Egyptian calendar






40. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






41. Rise of Greek city-states






42. completion of Stonehenge.






43. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






45. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






47. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






49. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






50. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran