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Ancient History Timeline

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






2. Cycladic civilization in Greece






3. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






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






6. Domestication of the horse






7. Alphabetic writing emerges






8. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






9. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






10. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






11. Alphabetic writing emerges






12. Rise of Greek city-states






13. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






15. completion of Stonehenge.






16. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






17. Newgrange Ireland






18. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






20. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






21. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






22. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






23. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






25. The mammoth goes extinct.






26. Domestication of the horse






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






28. Mycenaean Greece






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






30. Skara Brae Scotland






31. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






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






33. The Hallstatt culture






34. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






36. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






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






39. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






40. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






41. Egyptian calendar






42. The mammoth goes extinct.






43. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






44. First dynasty of Egypt






45. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






46. Cycladic civilization in Greece






47. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






48. First dynasty of Egypt






49. Rise of Elam in Iran






50. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants