Meanwhile…

The Akkadian Empire of Sargon

rond 2334 v.Chr.

Founding of the Shang dynasty in China

circa 1600 v.Chr.

The Zapotecs found Monte Albán

rond 500 v.Chr.

the Zhou defeat the Shang at Muye

circa 1046 v.Chr.

The Persian Wars against Greece

circa 490-479 v.Chr.

Pyramid Texts Inscribed at Saqqara

around 2350 BC

Oracle bones and the Shang dynasty

rond 1250 v.Chr.

Early agricultural settlements in the Mokaya culture

circa 2000 v.Chr.

spread of maize cultivation to the southwestern part of North America

circa 1450 v.Chr.

Flourishing of the Lydian Empire under Croesus

circa 560 v.Chr.

Indo-Pacific coral triangle reaches peak biodiversity

formed over the last several million years, stable by around 10,000 years ago

The Edwin Smith Papyrus in Egypt

rond 1600 v.Chr.

Sushruta and the foundations of Ayurveda

rond 600 v.Chr.

toilets in the Indus Valley civilisation

rond 2500 v.Chr.

water flushing in the palace of Knossos

rond 1700 v.Chr.

The Royal Road and Persian Relay Couriers

around 500 BC

Burial mounds of the Bell Beaker culture

rond 2400 v.Chr.

Rise of San Lorenzo as an early Olmec center

circa 1600 v.Chr.

Origin of the Olympic Games at Olympia

rond 776 v.Chr.

Royal cemeteries of Ur

circa 2480 v.Chr.

Farmhouses with people and livestock under one roof

rond 1700 v.Chr.

Waves of migration from the Korean peninsula

rond 500 v.Chr.

Climate cooling and adaptation of lifestyles

rond 2.000 v.Chr.

The eruption of Thera near Santorini

rond 1600 v.Chr.