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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






2. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






3. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






4. completion of Stonehenge.






5. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






6. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






7. Rise of Elam in Iran






8. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






10. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






11. Mycenaean Greece






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






13. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






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






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






17. Alphabetic writing emerges






18. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






19. Skara Brae Scotland






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






21. The Hallstatt culture






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






23. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






24. Newgrange Ireland






25. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






27. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






28. Cycladic civilization in Greece






29. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






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






32. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






33. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






34. The Hallstatt culture






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






36. Rise of Greek city-states






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






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






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






40. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






41. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






42. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






44. Rise of Greek city-states






45. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






46. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






47. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






48. The mammoth goes extinct.






49. Egyptian calendar






50. Egyptian calendar