31st century BC
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- c. 3100 BC — Narmer, pharaoh, rules (other dates are 3150 BC–3125 BC).)
- c. 3100 BC — Menes unites Ancient Egypt.
- 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 — First stage in the construction of Stonehenge.)
- c. 3100 BC — 2600 BC - Skara Brae, Orkney Islands, Scotland is inhabited. Discovered 1850.)
- c. 3100 BC — Anu Ziggurat and White Temple in Uruk, Mesopotamia (modern Warka, Iraq) are built.)
- c. 3050 BC — Menes, pharaoh, was born (another lists).)
- 3000 BC — Menes unifies Upper and Lower Egypt, and a new capital is erected at Memphis.)
- 3000 BC — Menes, pharaoh, died.)
- c. 3100 BC — Humans develop a writing system, cuneiform script.
Significant persons
- Wazner, king Serket pre-dynastic pharaohs of Egypt
- Narmer, founder of the First dynasty of Egypt
- Hor-Aha, Narmer's successor
- Methuselah, son of Enoch, (3073 BC–2104 BC) according to the Hebrew Calendar
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
- Chinese ideograms
- Drainage and sewage system in India
- Dams, canals, stone sculptures using inclined plane and lever in Sumer
- Pyramids in Ancient Egypt
- Copper was in use, both as tools and weapons
Mythology
- 9 October 3009 BC Julian Mahabharata war started (according to calculations of Aryabhatta).
Decades and years
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