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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






2. completion of Stonehenge.






3. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






4. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






5. The Hallstatt culture






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






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






8. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






9. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






10. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






11. The mammoth goes extinct.






12. completion of Stonehenge.






13. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






14. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






15. Rise of Greek city-states






16. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






17. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






18. The Hallstatt culture






19. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






20. Skara Brae Scotland






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






22. Rise of Greek city-states






23. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






25. First dynasty of Egypt






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






27. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






28. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






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






31. Cycladic civilization in Greece






32. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






33. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






34. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






35. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






36. Newgrange Ireland






37. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






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






40. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






41. Egyptian calendar






42. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






43. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






44. Domestication of the horse






45. Cycladic civilization in Greece






46. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






47. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






48. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






49. Egyptian calendar






50. Mycenaean Greece