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26th century BC

 

26th century BC

(27th century BC - 26th century BC - 25th century BC - other centuries)

(4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC)
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Events

  • 2900 - 2334 BC – Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period.
  • 2570 BC – Estimated date of completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
  • 2500 BC – The legendary line of Sanhuangwudi rulers of China is founded by Huang Di(approximate date).
  • 2500 BC – approximate beginning of New Stone Age (Neolithic) in Britain

    Significant persons

  • Pharaoh Khufu (aka Cheops) of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty ruled from around 2589 to 2566 BC.

    Inventions, discoveries, introductions

  • 2575 BC – A foot defined as 26.45 cm by Sumerian ruler Gudea of Lagash.
  • Rock drawings at Rødøy in Norway show the use of skis.
  • Bactrian Camel and Dromedary are domesticated



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