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)

[edit] Events

• 2900 - 2334 BC – Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period.
• 2600 BC – The Harappan civilization rises to become a powerful civilization.
• c. 2578 BC - Khufu died.
• c. 2570 BC - Khafre started to rule in Ancient Egypt.
• c. 2570 BC - 2544 BC - Great Sphinx at Giza is built. Fourth Dynasty.
• 2550 BC – Estimated date of completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
• c. 2544 BC - Khafre died.
• c. 2533 BC - Menkaure started to rule in Ancient Egypt.
• c. 2515 BC - Menkaure died.
• c. 2515 BC - "Menkaure and his wife, Queen Khamerernebty", the sculpture from Giza is made. Fourth Dynasty. It is now in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
• c. 2510 BC - 2460 BC: "Sculptors at work", relief from Saqqara, Fifth Dynasty. It is now at Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
• c. 2510 BC - 2460 BC: "Seated Scribe", sculpture, Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. It is now in Musee du Louvre, Paris.
• 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.

[edit] Significant people

• Pharaoh Khufu (aka Cheops) of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty ruled from around 2601 BC to 2578 BC.

[edit] 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