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The 26th century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2600 BC to 2501 BC.
Picture of the Great Pyramid of Khufu
c. 2900 BC – 2334 BC : Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period continue.
c. 2600 BC : The Harappan civilization rises to become a powerful civilization.
c. 2600 BC : Pre-Palace Period , phase I, in Crete [ 1]
c. 2600 BC – 2500 BC : Wild horses still provide hunting feasts in Denmark . (Clutton-Brock)
c. 2600 BC – 1900 BC : Large water tank, possibly a public or ritual bathing area, Mohenjo-Daro , Indus Valley Civilization , Harappan , is made.
c. 2589 BC : Pharaoh Khufu starts to rule (other date is 2601 BC).
c. 2578 BC : Khufu died.
c. 2575 BC : Old Kingdom in Egypt 4th Dynasty Snofru is Pharaoh.[ 2]
c. 2570 BC : Khafra started to rule in Ancient Egypt .
c. 2566 BC : Pharaoh Khufu dies (other date is 2578 BC).
c. 2558 BC : Pharaoh Khafra starts to rule (other date is 2570 BC).
c. 2550 BC : Estimated date of completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza .
c. 2550 BC : Egyptian rulers contact Western Desert oases, such as Dakhla Oasis .
c. 2550 BC : About this time, Mesannepada is king of Ur (followed by his son, A-annepadda ) who founds the First dynasty of Ur and overthrows the last king of Uruk , as well as Mesalim of Kish .[ 3]
c. 2550 BC – 2400 BC : Great Lyre with bull's head , from the tomb of King Meskalamdug , Ur (modern Muqaiyir , Iraq , is made. It is now kept at University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology , Philadelphia .
c. 2544 BC : Khafra died.
c. 2533 BC : Menkaura started to rule in Ancient Egypt .
c. 2532 BC : Pharaoh Khafra dies (other date is 2544 BC).
c. 2532 BC : Pharaoh Menkaura starts to rule (other date is 2533 BC).
c. 2515 BC : Menkaura died.
c. 2510 BC – 2460 BC : Ti watching a hippopotamus hunt, tomb of Ti, Saqqara , Fifth dynasty of Egypt , is made. Discovered by French archeologist Auguste Mariette in 1865.
c. 2503 BC : Pharaoh Menkaura dies (other date is 2515 BC).
c. 2500 BC : The legendary line of Sanhuangwudi rulers of China is founded by Huang Di .
c. 2500 BC : the construction of the stone circle at Stonehenge begins and continues for the next five hundred years.
c. 2500 BC : "Menkaura and a Queen, perhaps his wife, Queen Khamerernebty II " sculpture, later found at Giza . Fourth Dynasty . It is now in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston .
Cultures [ edit ]
Butmir culture existed in Butmir , near Ilidža , Bosnia and Herzegovina , dating from the Neolithic period. It is characterized by its unique pottery, and is one of the best researched European cultures from 2600-2400 BC
Significant people [ edit ]
Inventions, discoveries, introductions [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Mellersh, H. E. L. (1970). The Destruction of Knossos: The Rise and Fall of Minoan Crete . Barnes & Noble Inc. ISBN 978-1566191944 .
^ a b c d e Baines, John; Málek, Jaromír (1989). Atlas of Ancient Egypt . New York, N.Y. : Facts on File Publications. ISBN 9780871963345 .
^ Roux, Georges (1980). Ancient Iraq . Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140208283 .
Decades and years [ edit ]