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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






2. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






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






5. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






6. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






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






9. The Hallstatt culture






10. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






11. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






13. Newgrange Ireland






14. Skara Brae Scotland






15. Egyptian calendar






16. Rise of Elam in Iran






17. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






19. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






21. The Hallstatt culture






22. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






23. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






24. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






25. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






26. completion of Stonehenge.






27. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






28. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






29. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






30. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






31. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






32. Newgrange Ireland






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






34. Egyptian calendar






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






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






37. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






38. Domestication of the horse






39. Mycenaean Greece






40. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






41. Rise of Greek city-states






42. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






43. Rise of Elam in Iran






44. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






46. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






47. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






49. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






50. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region