3rd millennium BC

Millennia - Millennium in Review 3rd millennium BC

4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC

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

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Events:

• dynasty of Lagash in Sumeria
• golden age for Ur in Mesopotamia. (2474-2398)
• First dynasty of Babylon
• Babylon conquers Sumeria and Elam
• First invaders Indo-europeans in Greece(23rd century BC)

• Upper and Lower Egypt merge in the united Old Kingdom (2850-2052).
• 3rd and 4th dynasties in Egypt. Construction of the pyramids.

Significant persons:

• Sargon the Great, founder of the empire of Akkad and Sumeria (2874-2817}
• Urukagina king of Lagash. great reformer, creates the first known juridic code.( 24th century BC)
• Ur-Nammu found the 3th dynasty of Ur(2112-2095)
• Hammurabi King of Babylon

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

• Pottery developped in Americas (30th century BC )
• Horse domesticated
• Chinese record a comet
• Building of the Great pyramid of Gizeh (26th century BC)
• Sails used on ships ( 20th century BC )
• First ziggurats builds in Sumeria