26th century BC
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(27th century BC - 26th century BC - 25th century BC - other centuries)
(4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC)
Events
- 2900 - 2334 BC – Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period.
- 2600 BC – The Harappan civilization rises to become a powerful civilization.
- 2550 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 – the construction of the stone circle at Stonehenge begins and continues for the next five hundred years.
Significant people
- 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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