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Ancient History Timeline

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1. completion of Stonehenge.






2. completion of Stonehenge.






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






4. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






6. Egyptian calendar






7. Rise of Greek city-states






8. Alphabetic writing emerges






9. Rise of Greek city-states






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






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






12. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






13. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






15. Newgrange Ireland






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






17. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






18. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






20. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






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. Mycenaean Greece






24. Newgrange Ireland






25. Domestication of the horse






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






27. Domestication of the horse






28. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






29. Rise of Elam in Iran






30. The Hallstatt culture






31. Skara Brae Scotland






32. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






33. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






34. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






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






36. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






37. The mammoth goes extinct.






38. First dynasty of Egypt






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






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






41. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






42. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






43. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






45. Mycenaean Greece






46. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






47. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






48. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






49. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






50. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region







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