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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Alphabetic writing emerges






2. Egyptian calendar






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






4. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






5. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






6. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






8. Mycenaean Greece






9. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






10. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






12. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






13. Rise of Greek city-states






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






15. Egyptian calendar






16. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






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






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






19. The mammoth goes extinct.






20. The Hallstatt culture






21. Domestication of the horse






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. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






24. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






25. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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






27. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






28. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






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






31. completion of Stonehenge.






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






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






34. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






35. The mammoth goes extinct.






36. Rise of Greek city-states






37. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






39. Skara Brae Scotland






40. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






41. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






42. Newgrange Ireland






43. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






44. Rise of Elam in Iran






45. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






46. Cycladic civilization in Greece






47. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






48. Rise of Elam in Iran






49. Skara Brae Scotland






50. Domestication of the horse