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		c. 3500 BC
		Olives are cultivated in Crete and will provide, in the form of olive oil, one of the main staples of Mediterranean trade

		c. 3000 BC
		The llama and the alpaca, two south American members of the camel family, are domesticated

		c. 3000 BC
		Wheels are in use on carts, particularly where wood is easily available and the ground rough - as in the forests of Europe

		c. 3000 BC
		On the steppes of central Asia tribesmen tame, breed and eventually ride horses

		c. 3000 BC
		Oxen are given the heavy work of pulling the plough, previously done by men

		c. 3000 BC
		The ass, until now roaming wild from northeast Africa to Mesopotamia, is domesticated in Egypt

		c. 2500 BC
		At Huaca Prieta, the earliest known farming community in South America, squash, gourds and chili are cultivated

		c. 2500 BC
		Yarns of spun cotton survive at Mohenjo-daro, one of the two great cities of the Indus civilization

		c. 2500 BC
		Some ninety royal servants, including soldiers, grooms and female musicians, are buried alive in the tomb of a royal couple at Ur

		c. 2000 BC
		The water buffalo, domesticated somewhere in southeast Asia, features on the seals of the Indus civilization

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