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
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