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Ancient History Timeline

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1. completion of Stonehenge.






2. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






3. The Hallstatt culture






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






5. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






6. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






8. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






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






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






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






12. Domestication of the horse






13. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






14. Alphabetic writing emerges






15. Egyptian calendar






16. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






17. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






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






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






21. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






22. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






23. Rise of Elam in Iran






24. Newgrange Ireland






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






26. Skara Brae Scotland






27. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






28. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






29. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






30. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






31. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






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






34. First dynasty of Egypt






35. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






36. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






38. Newgrange Ireland






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






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






41. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






42. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






43. Cycladic civilization in Greece






44. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






45. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






46. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






47. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






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






49. completion of Stonehenge.






50. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.