World Highlights in history 2000 ~ 3000 BC

Highlights in history 2000 ~ 3000 BC

Europe : Olives, vines, cereals grown in Aegean area c. 3000
Rye and oats grow wild in north Europe c. 3000
Start of bronze age in Europe c. 2300
First Minoan palaces built in Crete c. 2200
Stonehenge, England, reaches final form c. 2100

Asia : Royal graves at Ur c. 2500
Indus Valley civilisation at peak: Mohenjo-daro c. 2500
King Sargon of Akkad founds first great empire c. 2370
Epic of Gilgamesh c. 2500
Ziggurat of Ur c. 2100

Americas : Maize grown in Argentina c. 2700
Pottery in Ecuador, Colombia c. 3000 Mexico c. 2300
Weaving in Peru c. 2500

Africa : Old Kingdom in Egypt c. 2686 (-2181)
Middle Kingdom in Egypt c. 2040 (-1782)
Step Pyramid c. 2650
Pyramids, Sphinx at Giza c. 2550 (-2490)
Poisoned arrows for hunting at Gwisho, Gambia c. 3000

Holy site and calendar of the seasons, Stonehenge nears completion after 1000 years