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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






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






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






5. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






6. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






7. Egyptian calendar






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






9. Newgrange Ireland






10. Rise of Greek city-states






11. Skara Brae Scotland






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






13. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






15. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






17. completion of Stonehenge.






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






19. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






20. Rise of Elam in Iran






21. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






22. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






23. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






24. Skara Brae Scotland






25. Rise of Greek city-states






26. Alphabetic writing emerges






27. Domestication of the horse






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






29. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






30. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






31. completion of Stonehenge.






32. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






33. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






34. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






35. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






37. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






38. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






39. First dynasty of Egypt






40. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






41. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






42. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






43. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






44. Mycenaean Greece






45. Domestication of the horse






46. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






47. The Hallstatt culture






48. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






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