The 3rd millennium BC spans the years 3000 through 2000 BCE. This period of time corresponds to the Early to Middle Bronze Age, in which imperialism, or the desire to conquer, grew to prominence in the city-states of the Middle East and throughout Eurasia. The civilization of Ancient Egypt rose to a peak with the Old Kingdom. World population is estimated to have doubled in the course of the millennium, to some 30 million people.
Overview
The Bronze Age occurred roughly between 3000 BC and 2500 BC. The previous millennium had seen the emergence of advanced, urbanized civilizations, new bronzemetallurgy extending the productivity of agricultural work, and highly developed ways of communication in the form of writing. In the 3rd millennium BC, the growth of these riches, both intellectually and physically, became a source of contention on a political stage, and rulers sought the accumulation of more wealth and more power. Along with this came the first appearances of mega architecture, imperialism, organized absolutism and internal revolution.
The civilizations in this section are organized according to the UN geoscheme.
Events
The events in this section are organized according to the UN geoscheme.
Predicted events
As this millennium is currently in progress, its first two decades of 21st century (the past 2000s and the current 2010s), are the subject of the historian's attention. The remaining part of the 21st century (2020s to 2090s) and longer-term trends (22nd to 30th century) are researched in futures studies. Here are some possible events that will happen in those particular years:
Time capsules
September 1, 2061 - A time capsule at St. Gabriel School in Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada is scheduled to be opened for its 150th anniversary of its school division (Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools). It was sealed on September 11, 2011 (was not buried).
... binary judgements can be fatal.</p>.<p>Like the ancient lands of the Indian subcontinent, Syrian history dates back to the Eblan civilisation of the 3rd millennium BC.
The work is focused on structures within the fort’s walls dating back to the 1st millennium BC, as well as buildings and a tower constructed from local stones and clay that belong to the 3rd millennium BC.
The combination of innovations paved the way for a fully nomadic pastoralist lifestyle at the turn the 3rd millennium BC, practiced for instance by groups associated the Yamnaya cultural complex, ...
Developed in its classic form in Babylon, entrail divination was practiced throughout ancient Mesopotamia, the written history of which spans the period from the 3rd millennium BC to the 1st century AD.
Developed in its classic form in Babylon, entrail divination was practised throughout ancient Mesopotamia, the written history of which spans from the 3rd millennium BC to the 1st century AD.
Developed in its classic form in Babylon, entrail divination was practised throughout ancient Mesopotamia, the written history of which spans from the 3rd millennium BC to the 1st century AD.
The long history of Egyptian afterlife writings began during the 3rd millennium BC, when the body of compositions known as the Pyramid Texts were carved onto the walls and coffins of the pyramids of ...
Wine production on Santorini dates back to the 3rd millennium BC, and, according to archaeological finds, its vineyards have produced wine uninterrupted for 4,000 years with only a 300-year break ...
(Image... Built and decorated between 237 and 57 BC, under the reigns of king Ptolemy III-XII, it contains more religious texts and ritual scenes than almost any other Egyptian temple, some of which can be traced back to the 3rd millennium BC ... Top image.
The inland villages with country houses, which were built in the past by the well-to-do residents of Ermoupoli, retain a unique charm ... As there are fertile, arable lands around, it has been inhabited since prehistoric times (3rd millennium BC).
Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah, at the fund’s headquarters in Manhattan... Studies indicate traces of human settlement can be found on Failaka dating back to as early as the end of the 3rd millennium BC, and extending until 19th century AD. Popular .
"Copper production in Cyprus takes off in the second half of the 3rd millennium BC, and can be associated with the so-called 'Philia phenomenon', which shows close ties with Anatolia; and it is likely ...
... the Exodus have been found in Egyptian records from the time, and it is only first mentioned by Manetho, the 3rd century BC Egyptian priest, around a millennium after it is supposed to have occurred.
