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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






2. Rise of Elam in Iran






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






4. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






5. completion of Stonehenge.






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






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






8. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






9. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






10. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






11. Domestication of the horse






12. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






13. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






14. Rise of Greek city-states






15. The Hallstatt culture






16. The mammoth goes extinct.






17. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






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






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






20. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






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






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. Rise of Elam in Iran






24. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






25. Skara Brae Scotland






26. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






28. Mycenaean Greece






29. Mycenaean Greece






30. Alphabetic writing emerges






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






32. Alphabetic writing emerges






33. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






35. The Hallstatt culture






36. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






37. Newgrange Ireland






38. Disintegration of Hittite Empire






39. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






41. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






42. Rise of Greek city-states






43. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






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






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






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






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






48. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






49. First dynasty of Egypt






50. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins