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Events:

• Foundation of the city of Mari ( Syria) ( 29th century BC )
• Creation of the Kingdom of Elam ( Iraq)
• Germination of the Bristlecone pine tree "Methuselah" about 2700 BC, the oldest tree still living now
• Dynasty of Lagash in Sumerians
• Golden age of Ur in Mesopotamia. (2474–2398 BC)
• First dynasty of Babylon
• Babylon conquers Sumeria and Elam
• Third and FourthThe Fourth dynasty of Egypt was the second of the four dynasties considered forming the Old Kingdom. The Pharaohs of this dynasty include some of the best-known kings of ancient Egypt, known for constructing pyramids, perhaps the hallmark of Egypt. All of dynasties in Egypt.
• Unified Indus Valley Civilisation (2600 BC)
• Indo-Europeans first invade GreeceGreece formally called the Hellenic Republic (in Greek: ) Hellenike Demokratia , is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. It is bounded on land by Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania ( 23rd century BC24th century BC 23rd century BC 22nd century BC other centuries) ( 4th millennium BC 3rd millennium BC 2nd millennium BC) Events 2334 2279 BC Sargon of Akkad's conquest of Mesopotamia 2217 2193 BC Nomadic invasions of Akkad 2205 BC Foundation of the Xia D)
• Completion of first phase of StonehengeStonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age monument located near Amesbury in Wiltshire, England, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Salisbury. It is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones, known as megaliths. There is monument in EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England
• MegalithicA megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones. Megalithic means made of such stones, but without the use of mortar or cement. The word "megalith" comes from the Ancient Greek "megas" and BeakerThe term Beaker people (or `Beaker folk') refers to an archaeological culture present in prehistoric Europe, defined by a pottery style a beaker with a distinctive bell-shaped profile that many archeologists believe spread across the western part of the C culture prevalent in northwest Europe.
• Completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza
• Major migration of Central Saharans into West Africa

Significant persons:

• Djoser, king of Egypt, commissions the Step Pyramid at Saqqara.
• Khufu, king of Egypt, builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza
• Urukagina, king of Lagash, creates the first known judicial code. ( 24th century BC)
• Lugalsaggizi , king of Uruk and Umma conquers Lagash (2371–2347 BC)
• Sargon the Great, founder of the empire of Akkad and Sumeria (2371–2316 BC)
• Ur-Nammu founder of the 3rd dynasty of Ur (2112–2095 BC)

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

• Pottery developed in Americas ( 30th century BC)
• Domestication of the horse in Central Asia
• Chinese record a comet
• Building of the Great Pyramid of Giza ( 26th century BC)
• Sails used on ships ( 20th century BC)
• First ziggurats built in Sumeria
• Near East civilizations enter Bronze Age around 3000 BC
• Oldest known medicine wheel constructed in America

Centuries

• 30th century BC
• 29th century BC
• 28th century BC
• 27th century BC
• 26th century BC
• 25th century BC
• 24th century BC
• 23rd century BC
• 22nd century BC
• 21st century BC