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| c. 3250 BC |
| | A neolithic herdsman dies high in the Alps - and is perfectly preserved in ice | |
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| c. 3100 BC |
| | Sumer develops as the first centre of Mesopotamian civilization | |
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| c. 3100 BC |
| | Upper and Lower Egypt are unified into a single kingdom, inaugurating the first Egyptian dynasty | |
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| c. 3100 BC |
| | The Egyptians paint murals on the walls of tombs, designed to help the occupants in the next world | |
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| c. 3100 BC |
| | Writing is developed, at Sumer, as cuneiform script on clay tablets | |
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| c. 3100 BC |
| | The Egyptian hieroglyphic script develops at much the same time as the Sumerian cuneiform | |
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| 3100 BC |
| | The invention of writing marks the transition, in academic terms, from prehistory to history | |
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| c. 3100 BC |
| | The pharaoh Narmer celebrates a victory with a sculpted relief showing his personal dominance over the enemy | |
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| c. 3000 BC |
| | An easily portable writing surface is developed, from the papyrus plant of the Nile | |
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| c. 3000 BC |
| | The lever is in use in both Mesopotamia and Egypt | |
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