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First writing system?
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About 3300 BC. Sumerian symbols and Egyptian hieroglyphes.
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The beginning of the Bronze Age?
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About 3100 BC, with Crete as an important center of civilization (Minoean culture).
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Who were Menes/Narmer?
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The first king of an unified Egypt (1st Dynasty of Egypt). 3100-3000 BC.
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Where and when originated the epic "Gilgamesh"?
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Gilgamesh originated in Mesopotamia about 3100 BC, together with cuneiform writing.
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The first civilization of the Indus Valley?
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From about 3000 BC, the city of Harappa flourished.
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Time of the first pyramid of Egypt?
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2668BC-2649BC Djoser (Dzoser, Zoser) was the 2nd ruler of Egypt’s 3rd Dynasty. The first step pyramid was designed for Dzoser by Imhotep.
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The time of the oldest known city in Peru?
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c2627BC: Parts of Caral, a city in the Supe Valley of Peru, was built about this time.
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Time of the oldest known Last Will and Testament?
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2601BC: In Egypt Nik’ure, the son of a pharaoh, died and left what was later recognized as the oldest Last Will and Testament.
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When was the Cheops pyramid buildt?
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2589BC-2566BC Khufu (Cheops) ruled as the 2nd king of Egypt’s 4th dynasty. Khufu built the Great Pyramid. It rose about 100 feet.
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