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| | *Tyrannical rule | | *Tyrannical rule |
| | *Conscription & War | | *Conscription & War |
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| | + | == Timeline == |
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| | + | * 6200 BC: Liao civilization begins in Northeast China |
| | + | * c. 3200 BC: Sumer |
| | + | * 3200 BC: [[Norte Chico civilization]] begins in [[Peru]] |
| | + | * 3200 BC: Rise of [[Proto-Elamite]] Civilization in [[Iran]] |
| | + | * 3200 BC: Newgrange built in Ireland. |
| | + | * 3200 BC: Cycladic civilization in Greece |
| | + | * 3150 BC: First Dynasty of Egypt |
| | + | *3100 BC: Skara Brae in Scotland |
| | + | *3000 BC: Jiroft civilization begins in Iran |
| | + | * 2800 BC: Kot Diji phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begins |
| | + | *2800 BC: Longshan culture in China |
| | + | *2700 BC: Minoan Civilization ancient palace city Knossos reach 80,000 inhabitants |
| | + | *2700 BC: Rise of Elam in Iran |
| | + | *2600 BC: Mature Harappan phase of the Indus Valley civilization (in present-day Pakistan and India) begins |
| | + | *2600 BC: Emergence of Maya culture in the Yucatán Peninsula |
| | + | *2334 or 2270 BC: Akkadian Empire is founded, dating depends upon whether the Middle chronology or the Short chronology is used. |
| | + | *1900 BC: Erlitou culture in China |
| | + | *1600 BC: Minoan civilization on Crete is destroyed by the Minoan eruption of Santorini island. |
| | + | *1600 BC: Mycenaean Greece |
| | + | *1600 BC: The beginning of Shang Dynasty in China, evidence of a fully developed Chinese writing system |
| | + | *1400-400 BC: Olmec civilization flourishes in Pre-Columbian Mexico, during Mesoamerica's Formative period |
| | + | *1200 BC: The Hallstatt culture |
| | + | *1000 BC: Nok culture in West Africa |
| | + | *800 BC: Rise of Greek city-states |
| | + | *c.785 BC: Rise of the Kingdom of Kush |
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| | ==Western civilization== | | ==Western civilization== |