The 3rd Millennium B.C.E.
The 3rd Millennium B.C.E.
Year 2999 - 2000 BCE
Year 2999 - 2000 BCE
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This period saw the height of what is thought to be the earliest known civilization in human history: the Sumerians. Inhabiting the region of southern Mesopotamia in what is now Iraq, the culture of Sumer holds a legacy today as the birthplace of writing, irrigation, law, and the first human cities.
What else was happening during the 3rd millennium BCE?
Construction(s) of Stonehenge
Germination of the Methuselah tree
Building of the Pyramids of Giza
Rise of the Indus Valley Civilization
Last known evidence of the woolly mammoth
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