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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






2. Domestication of the horse






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






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






5. Egyptian calendar






6. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






7. First dynasty of Egypt






8. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






9. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






10. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






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






12. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






13. The mammoth goes extinct.






14. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






15. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






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






18. Newgrange Ireland






19. Rise of Elam in Iran






20. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






21. Newgrange Ireland






22. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






23. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






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






26. completion of Stonehenge.






27. Mycenaean Greece






28. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






29. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






30. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






31. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






32. The Hallstatt culture






33. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






34. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






35. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






36. Skara Brae Scotland






37. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






38. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






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






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






42. Rise of Greek city-states






43. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






44. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






45. Domestication of the horse






46. Mycenaean Greece






47. completion of Stonehenge.






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






49. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






50. Alphabetic writing emerges