35th century BC
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| Millennium: | 4th millennium BC |
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| Centuries: | 36th century BC · 35th century BC · 34th century BC |
| Decades: | 3490s BC 3480s BC 3470s BC 3460s BC 3450s BC 3440s BC 3430s BC 3420s BC 3410s BC 3400s BC |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 35th century BC in the Near East sees the gradual transition from the Chalcolithic to the Early Bronze Age. Proto-writing enters transitional stage, developing towards writing proper. Wheeled vehicles are now known beyond Mesopotamia, having spread north of the Caucasus and to Europe.
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[edit] Cultures
- Susa (Iran since 7000 BC)
- Uruk period (Sumer)
- Naqada IIb (Ancient Egypt)
- Early Minoan I
- Sredny Stog culture (final phase)
- Yamna culture (early phase)
- Cucuteni culture
- Vinča culture
- Megalithic Europe (Atlantic fringe)
- Comb Ceramic culture
- Funnelbeaker culture
- Yangshao culture
[edit] Artifacts
only approximate dating is usually possible for mid-4th millennium artifacts.
[edit] Events
- c. 3500 BC, Harappan script was discovered in Indus Valley
- The Sahara Desert starts to form from semi-arid savannah, through desertification.
- c. 3500 BC, First known zoo at Hierakonpolis.
- c. 3400 BC, Sumerian temple record keepers redesign the stamp seal in the form of a cylinder.
- c. 3500 BC, first discovered writing ever, located in Sumeria, thus starting what is technically considered history.
[edit] Sovereign States
See: List of sovereign states in the 35th century BC.
[edit] Decades and years
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