The 3rd Millennium BC - Statistics

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Year Description Answer % Correct
c. 2070 BC Yu the Great establishes the Xia dynasty, the first dynasty of this country China
96%
2500s BC This Ancient Wonder of the World is constructed in Giza Great {Pyramid}
91%
c. 3000 BC Construction of this famous British monument begins Stonehenge
84%
2500s BC This 73 meter long statue of a mythical creature is built near the above The Great {Sphinx}
82%
c. 2600 BC Caral, the oldest city in the Americas, is constructed in this modern-day country Peru
75%
c. 2700 BC The tomb of Seth-Peribsen is constructed. It contains the earliest known complete sentence using this Egyptian writing system. Hieroglyphics
73%
before 2600 BC Large urban settlements develop in this river valley in modern-day Pakistan Indus Valley
73%
c. 2100 BC The earliest poems from this Sumerian epic are written Epic of {Gilgamesh}
68%
before 2200 BC This civilization on the island of Crete begins maritime trade with Egypt and Syria Minoan
61%
c. 2200 BC The first Austronesian people depart from this island country near mainland Asia. In the next 3500 years they would settle much of Oceania. Taiwan
58%
c. 2100 BC This city in modern-day Iraq may be the first in history to achieve a population of 100,000 (hint: two letters) Ur
57%
c. 2100 BC The ancient Mesopotamians invent this subdivision of time Week
57%
c. 2100 BC The above city starts building this massive, terraced building thought to serve a religious purpose (hint: starts with Z) Great {Ziggurat}
55%
c. 2150 BC This city, also known as Thebes, becomes the capital of Egypt Luxor
55%
c. 2300s This ruler conquers the Sumerian city-states, creating history's first empire {Sargon} of Akkad
26%
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