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31st century BC

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31st century BC

The 31st century BC is a century which lasted from the year 3100 BC to 3001 BC.

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Events

  • c. 3100 BC: Narmer (Menes) unifies Upper and Lower Egypt into one country; he rules this new country from Memphis.
  • c. 3100 BC: Predynastic period (Neolithic) ends in Ancient Egypt (other date is 3150 BC).
  • c. 3100 BC: Early Dynastic (Archaic) period starts in Ancient Egypt (other date is 3150 BC).
  • c. 3100 BC: The first temple of Tarxien is in use by the Neolithic inhabitants of Malta.
  • c. 3100 BC: First stage in the construction of Stonehenge.
  • c. 3100 BC – 2600 BC: Skara Brae, Orkney Islands, Scotland is inhabited.
  • c. 3100 BC: Humans develop their first writing system, cuneiform script.
  • c. 3051 BC: The oldest currently living organism, a Pinus longaeva, undergoes germination in the White Mountains of California. It is still present to this day.

    • Significant people

  • Scorpion II, presumably the last pre-dynastic pharaoh of ancient Upper Egypt
  • Narmer, founder of the first dynasty of Egypt
  • Hor-Aha, the second pharaoh of the First dynasty of Egypt
  • Djer, the third pharaoh of the First dynasty of Egypt
  • Ötzi, the oldest natural mummy ever found in Europe, lived around this time.

    • Inventions, discoveries, introductions

  • Drainage and sewage system in the Indus Valley
  • Dams, canals, stone sculptures using inclined plane and lever in Sumer and the Tigris-Euphrates Valley
  • Copper was in use, both as tools and weapons
  • Senet is one of the oldest known board games in the world.
  • c. 3100 BC – Invention of writing in Mesopotamia and Egypt

    • References

    31st century BC Wikipedia
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