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Ancient History Timeline

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1. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






2. Rise of Greek city-states






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






4. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






5. Mycenaean Greece






6. Cycladic civilization in Greece






7. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






9. The Hallstatt culture






10. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






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






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






14. Newgrange Ireland






15. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






16. Alphabetic writing emerges






17. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






19. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






20. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






21. First dynasty of Egypt






22. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






23. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






24. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






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






26. The mammoth goes extinct.






27. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






28. First dynasty of Egypt






29. Skara Brae Scotland






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






31. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






32. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






33. Skara Brae Scotland






34. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






36. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






37. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






38. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






39. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






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






41. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






43. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






44. Rise of Elam in Iran






45. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






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






48. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






49. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






50. Composition of the Rigveda is completed