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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






2. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






4. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






5. Skara Brae Scotland






6. completion of Stonehenge.






7. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






8. Domestication of the horse






9. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






10. The Hallstatt culture






11. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






13. First dynasty of Egypt






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






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






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






17. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






19. Rise of Elam in Iran






20. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






21. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






22. Cycladic civilization in Greece






23. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






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






26. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






27. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






28. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






29. First dynasty of Egypt






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






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






32. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






33. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






34. Rise of Elam in Iran






35. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






36. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






37. completion of Stonehenge.






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






39. Skara Brae Scotland






40. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






41. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






43. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






44. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






46. Mycenaean Greece






47. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






48. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






50. Alphabetic writing emerges