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| c. 5000 BC |
| | The Sahara, damp enough for the hippopotamus, supports neolithic communities until it begins to dry up in about 3000 BC | |
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| c. 4400 BC |
| | The first evidence of a loom comes from this period in Egypt, but some simple method of holding the warp must be as old as weaving | |
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| c. 4000 BC |
| | A simple hand-held plough is in use in Egypt and Mesopotamia, at least 1000 years before a heavier version is pulled by oxen | |
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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 |
| | 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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