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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






2. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






4. Cycladic civilization in Greece






5. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






6. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






7. The Hallstatt culture






8. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






9. First dynasty of Egypt






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






11. Domestication of the horse






12. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






14. Newgrange Ireland






15. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






16. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






17. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






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






20. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






21. Egyptian calendar






22. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






23. completion of Stonehenge.






24. The mammoth goes extinct.






25. Mycenaean Greece






26. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






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






29. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






30. completion of Stonehenge.






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






32. Egyptian calendar






33. The Hallstatt culture






34. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






35. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






37. Alphabetic writing emerges






38. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






39. Newgrange Ireland






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






41. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






42. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






44. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






45. Domestication of the horse






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






47. Rise of Greek city-states






48. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






49. Mycenaean Greece






50. Disintegration of Hittite Empire