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Between 3500 - 1500 BC
circa 3500 BC	Sumerian civilization started to develop.
circa 3300 BC	Egypt saw the rise of its Upper and Lower kingdoms.
circa 3100 BC	Sumerian cities of Ur, Uruk and Eridu appear to have traded cloth as far as Turkey and India, developed writing, mathematics and a legal system, as well as engaging themselves in astronomy.
circa 3100 BC	Two kingdoms of Egypt were united by the Pharaoh Menes.
circa 3000 BC	Mass migrations were happening across the continents between Asia and Europe. Settlements in the Middle East and in Europe are said to have brought about the Semitic and the Indo-European languages.
from 2650 BC	Egypt's golden age, known as the Old Kingdom, when the pyramids were built. This period lasted till to 2150 BC.
circa 2500 BC	The Indus Valley civilization. This period marks the foundation of the fortified citadels of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
from 2040 BC	Difficult times for Egypt, known as the Middle Kingdom. This is the time of Moses and the Exodus of the Hebrew people across the desert. This period, which lasted till 1640 BC, saw the division of the 2 kingdoms and their reunion.
circa 2000 BC	The Minoan civilization - the earliest in Europe- developed on the island of Crete.
from 1900 BC	Mycean (Greek) civilization sprung from various small kingdoms, sharing
circa 1490 BC	Pharaoh Tuthmosis III rules Egypt (upto c. 1436 BC) when Egypt was a military power and her empire grew to its vastest extent.
Between 1400 - 1000 BC
circa 1347 BC		Tutankamun, the Boy King, who ruled over Egypt for about 10 years.
from 1289 BC		Pharaoh Ramesses II, the warrior king, builder of the Abu Simbel ruled till he was 90 (1224 BC).
1190 BC		Greece faced hardships, owing to bad harvests and famine, possibly leading to masses taking to the sea in pursuit of survival in other lands. This was a menace to the Egyptians, who finally defeated the Sea People.
circa 1005 BC		The united Israelite tribes defeated the Philistines and set up their own kingdom in the land of Canaan, with Saul as their king and Jerusalem as their capital. The story of the Israelites is told in the Old Testament of the Holy Bible.
circa 1000 BC		Mexico - the Olmec civilization was amongst the first of its kind in the Americas. These people were temple builders.
Between 750 - 260 BC
circa 753 BC		Rome is said to have been founded during this time according to legend, when Romulus killed his twin brother Remus. The two were supposed to have been raised by a wolf.

Part 1 - Prehistory and the B.C. years
Part 2 - Early History, leading to the year 1800
Part 3 - Later History, covering the years that followed
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