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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






2. completion of Stonehenge.






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






4. Mycenaean Greece






5. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






6. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






7. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






8. Rise of Elam in Iran






9. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






10. First dynasty of Egypt






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






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. Rise of Greek city-states






14. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






15. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






17. The mammoth goes extinct.






18. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






19. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






20. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






22. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






23. Rise of Greek city-states






24. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






26. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






27. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






28. Domestication of the horse






29. The Hallstatt culture






30. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






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






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






33. Alphabetic writing emerges






34. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






35. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






37. First dynasty of Egypt






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






39. Egyptian calendar






40. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






41. The mammoth goes extinct.






42. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






43. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






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






46. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






47. Newgrange Ireland






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






49. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






50. Bronze Age begins in the Near East