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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






2. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






3. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






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






5. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






6. The Hallstatt culture






7. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






8. Mycenaean Greece






9. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






11. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






12. Newgrange Ireland






13. Cycladic civilization in Greece






14. Alphabetic writing emerges






15. First dynasty of Egypt






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






17. completion of Stonehenge.






18. completion of Stonehenge.






19. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






20. The mammoth goes extinct.






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






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






23. Mycenaean Greece






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






25. Skara Brae Scotland






26. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






27. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






28. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






29. Bronze Age begins in the Near East






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






31. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






32. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






33. Domestication of the horse






34. Rise of Proto-Elamite Civilization in Iran






35. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






36. First dynasty of Egypt






37. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






38. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






40. Rise of Greek city-states






41. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






42. Cycladic civilization in Greece






43. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






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. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






46. Egyptian calendar






47. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






49. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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







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