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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Egyptian calendar






2. Newgrange Ireland






3. Alphabetic writing emerges






4. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






6. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






7. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






8. The Hallstatt culture






9. Rise of Greek city-states






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






11. Domestication of the horse






12. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






13. The mammoth goes extinct.






14. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






16. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






17. Rise of Elam in Iran






18. completion of Stonehenge.






19. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






20. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






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






23. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






24. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






25. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






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






27. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






28. The mammoth goes extinct.






29. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






30. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






31. Newgrange Ireland






32. Rise of Elam in Iran






33. Cycladic civilization in Greece






34. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






35. Mycenaean Greece






36. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






38. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






39. The Hallstatt culture






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






41. Rise of Greek city-states






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






43. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






44. First dynasty of Egypt






45. First dynasty of Egypt






46. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






47. Domestication of the horse






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






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






50. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine