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Events:

• City of Ur in Mesopotamia ( 40th century BC).
• Naqada culture on the Nile, 4000–3000 BC.
• Civilization of Crete ( 38th century BC).
• Epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew Calendar occurred on 7 October 3761 BC.
• Jewish Creation occurred on 25 September or March 29March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). There are 277 days remaining. Events 1461 Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England. 1638 Swedish colo 3760 BC.
• Civilization of Sumeria, cities-state ( 36th century BC37th century BC 36th century BC 35th century BC other centuries) ( 5th millennium BC 4th millennium BC 3rd millennium BC) Events Civilization of Sumeria Significant persons Inventions, discoveries, introductions Domestication of the chicken -64 36th centu).
• First to Fourth dynasty of Kish in Mesopotamia.
• Beginning of desertification of SaharaThe Sahara is the world's largest desert, over 3,500,000 sq mi (9,065,000 sq km), located in northern Africa and is 2. 5 million years old. The whole land area of United States of America would fit inside it. Its name Sahara is the Arabic translation of t ( 35th century BC36th century BC 35th century BC 34th century BC other centuries) ( 5th millennium BC 4th millennium BC 3rd millennium BC) Events ? Formation of the Sahara Desert 3450 (?) Stage IId of the Naqada culture in Egypt Significant persons Inventions, discoveries).
• The Maya calendarThe Maya calendar is the most elaborate of the Mesoamerican calendars. As the Maya were very good astronomers and observers they had a complex series of calendars, including a Sacred 260-day calendar, called the Tzol'kin, a 365-day calendar called the Haa dates the creation of the Earth to August 11August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 142 days remaining. Events 3114 BC beginning of our current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar 480 BC Persians under Xerxes defeat Spartans under King Leoni or August 13August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. Events 1500-1899 1521 Tenochtitlan (present day Mexico City) falls to conquistador Hernan Cortes 1704 War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of, 3114 BC (establishing that date as day zero of the Long Count 13.0.0.0.0).
• Epoch of the Kali Yuga occurred at the midnight beginning of 18 February 3102 BC, the traditional death of Krishna ( Hindu mythology).

Significant persons:

• Ur-Nina first king of Lagash in Mesopotamia (c. 3375 BC).
• Ötzi the Iceman lived c. 3300 BC.

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

• The belief that heads of state represented God on Earth began.
• Beginnings of urbanisation in Mesopotamia with the Sumerians.
• First cities in Egypt ( 35th century BC).
• First writings in the cities of Uruk and Susa ( cuneiform writings). Hieroglyphs in Egypt.
• Potter's wheel used in Middle East.
• Sails used in the Nile.

Centuries

• 40th century BC
• 39th century BC
• 38th century BC
• 37th century BC
• 36th century BC
• 35th century BC
• 34th century BC
• 33rd century BC
• 32nd century BC
• 31st century BC