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Ancient History Timeline

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1. First dynasty of Egypt






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






3. completion of Stonehenge.






4. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






5. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






6. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






8. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






10. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






11. Newgrange Ireland






12. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






14. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






18. Skara Brae Scotland






19. Domestication of the horse






20. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






21. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






23. Cycladic civilization in Greece






24. Egyptian calendar






25. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






26. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






28. Skara Brae Scotland






29. Newgrange Ireland






30. The Hallstatt culture






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






32. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






33. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






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






36. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






37. Cycladic civilization in Greece






38. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






39. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






40. Rise of Elam in Iran






41. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






42. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






43. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






44. Alphabetic writing emerges






45. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






46. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






47. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






48. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






49. Rise of Greek city-states






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