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Ancient History Timeline

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






2. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






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






5. First dynasty of Egypt






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






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






8. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






9. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






11. Alphabetic writing emerges






12. First dynasty of Egypt






13. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






14. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






16. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






17. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






18. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






20. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






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






23. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






24. Rise of Greek city-states






25. Domestication of the horse






26. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






27. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






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






30. completion of Stonehenge.






31. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






32. Egyptian calendar






33. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






35. Skara Brae Scotland






36. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






37. Mycenaean Greece






38. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






39. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






40. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






41. The Hallstatt culture






42. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






43. Domestication of the horse






44. Cycladic civilization in Greece






45. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






46. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






47. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






48. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






49. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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