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Ancient History Timeline

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






2. completion of Stonehenge.






3. completion of Stonehenge.






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






5. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






7. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






8. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






9. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






11. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






12. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






13. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






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






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






17. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






19. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






20. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






22. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






24. Rise of Greek city-states






25. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






26. Egyptian calendar






27. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






28. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






29. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






30. Domestication of the horse






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






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






33. Newgrange Ireland






34. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






35. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






36. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






38. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






40. Mycenaean Greece






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






42. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






44. First dynasty of Egypt






45. The Hallstatt culture






46. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






48. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






49. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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