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Ancient History Timeline

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1. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






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






3. Cucuteni-Trypillian culture in the Ukraine






4. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






5. Egyptian calendar






6. Cycladic civilization in Greece






7. Skara Brae Scotland






8. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






10. Norte Chico civilization begins in Peru






11. The Hallstatt culture






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






13. Alphabetic writing emerges






14. Mycenaean Greece






15. Domestication of the horse






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






17. Beginning of Hittite dominance of the Eastern Mediterranean region






18. Newgrange Ireland






19. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






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






21. Newgrange Ireland






22. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






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






24. Yu the Great established the Xia Dynasty in China






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






26. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






27. Skara Brae Scotland






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






29. Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.






30. Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period in China






31. Alphabetic writing emerges






32. Pharaonic rule in Egypt begins.






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






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






35. Composition of the Rigveda is completed






36. Cycladic civilization in Greece






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






38. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






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. Jiroft civilization Begins in Iran






41. The mammoth goes extinct.






42. Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucat






43. Kot Diji phase of theIndus Valley Civilization begins






44. First known use of papyrus by Egyptians






45. Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80000 inhabitants






46. Domestication of the horse






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






48. The mammoth goes extinct.






49. Sumerian cuneiform writing system.






50. Rise of Elam in Iran