Statistics for The 3rd Millennium BC

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  • The average score is 10 of 15

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YearDescriptionAnswer% Correct
c. 2070 BC
Yu the Great establishes the Xia dynasty, the first dynasty of this country
China
97%
2500s BCThis Ancient Wonder of the World is constructed in GizaGreat {Pyramid}
92%
c. 3000 BCConstruction of this famous British monument beginsStonehenge
85%
2500s BCThis 73 meter long statue of a mythical creature is built near the aboveThe Great {Sphinx}
83%
c. 2600 BCCaral, the oldest city in the Americas, is constructed in this modern-day countryPeru
77%
c. 2700 BC
The tomb of Seth-Peribsen is constructed. It contains the earliest
known complete sentence using this Egyptian writing system.
Hieroglyphics
76%
before
2600 BC
Large urban settlements develop in this river valley in modern-day PakistanIndus Valley
75%
c. 2100 BCThe earliest poems from this Sumerian epic are writtenEpic of {Gilgamesh}
66%
before
2200 BC
This civilization on the island of Crete begins maritime
trade with Egypt and Syria
Minoan
63%
c. 2150 BC
This city, also known as Thebes, becomes the capital of Egypt
Luxor
60%
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
60%
c. 2100 BCThe ancient Mesopotamians invent this subdivision of timeWeek
59%
c. 2100 BC
The above city starts building this massive, terraced building thought
to serve a religious purpose (hint: starts with Z)
Great {Ziggurat}
57%
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. 2300s
This ruler conquers the Sumerian city-states, creating history's first empire
{Sargon} of Akkad
28%

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