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31st century BC
(
32nd century BC
-
31st century BC
-
30th century BC
-
other centuries
)
(
5th millennium BC
-
4th millennium BC
-
3rd millennium BC
)
Events
:
3000 BC -
Menes
unifies
Upper
and
Lower Egypt
, and a new capital is erected at
Memphis
.
Significant persons
:
Ur-nina first king of
Lagash
in
Mesopotamia
Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions
:
Chinese
ideograms
Drainage
and
sewage
system in
India
Dams
,
canals
, stone sculptures using
inclined plane
and
lever
in
Sumeria
Pyramids
in
Ancient Egypt
Copper
was in use, both as tools and weapons.
Crude writing existed in Egypt, and
cuneiform
writing was invented in
Mesopotamia
.