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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






2. Egyptian calendar






3. Domestication of the horse






4. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






5. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






7. Newgrange Ireland






8. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






10. Rise of Elam in Iran






11. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






12. Newgrange Ireland






13. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






15. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






17. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






19. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






20. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






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






22. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






23. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






25. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






26. Skara Brae Scotland






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






28. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






29. Cycladic civilization in Greece






30. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






32. completion of Stonehenge.






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






34. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






35. The Hallstatt culture






36. Alphabetic writing emerges






37. First dynasty of Egypt






38. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






39. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






40. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






41. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






42. First dynasty of Egypt






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






44. Skara Brae Scotland






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






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






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






48. The mammoth goes extinct.






49. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






50. Rise of Greek city-states