Meanwhile…

Consolidation of Early Dynastic Egypt

circa 2800 v.Chr.

The Bronze Age and the rise of empires

ca. 2000 v.Chr.

Rise of the Kingdom of Kush in Nubia

circa 1000 v.Chr.

the Zhou defeat the Shang at Muye

circa 1046 v.Chr.

Indus Valley Ritual Bathing Sites Built

around 2500 BC

Rise of the God Marduk in Babylon

around 1750 BC

Rise of Assyrian State Religion and the Cult of Ashur

around 900 BC

Cotton Cultivation in the Indus Valley

around 3000 BC

Purple Dye Trade Emerges in the Levant

around 1500 BC

early experiments with rice cultivation

rond 1.000 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.

The Babylonian Diagnostic Handbook of Esagil-kin-apli

rond 1050 v.Chr.

Silk Production Begins in China

around 2700 BC

Indigenous footwear traditions across the Americas

before 1000 BC

The Phoenician alphabet

rond 1050 v.Chr.

Royal cemeteries of Ur

circa 2480 v.Chr.

Farmhouses with people and livestock under one roof

rond 1700 v.Chr.

First dwelling mounds in the coastal area

rond 700 v.Chr.

The last mammoths do not survive the extinction

circa 6000 jaar geleden

not claimed yet

Climate cooling and adaptation of lifestyles

rond 2.000 v.Chr.

The eruption of Thera near Santorini

rond 1600 v.Chr.