Fu Xi Dies: Shennong Emperor of China MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2737 BC, Politics 1104 2737 BC, December 31, Wednesday —China Chinese Emperor Fu Xi died. Shennong is his successor. Fu Xi was born on the lower Yellow River at Chengi and went on to live on the Kunlun Mountain.. Fu Xi taught his...
Egyptians Write Their First Sentence MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2741 BC, Literature 570 2741 BC, December 31, Friday —Umm el-Qa'ab Under the reign of Pharaoh Peribsen, the Egyptians wrote their first complete sentence. How exciting is that, right? Well, it sure made the Egyptians happy. 2740 B...
Sadd el-Kafara Dam Destroyed by Flood MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2747 BC, Disasters 1343 2747 BC, December 31, Thursday —Sadd el-Kafara Sadly, the Egyptian dam at Sadd el-Kafara, the first of its kind in the world, was destroyed by a flood. The dam had never been completed, but was approximately 1...
Melem-Kish Becomes Sixteenth King of Kish MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2748 BC, Politics 502 2748 BC, September 1, Monday —Kish Melem-kish became the 16th King of Kish, the most prominent kingship in Sumer. 2748 BC, September 24 (JC)...
Peribsen Becomes Pharaoh of Egypt MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2753 BC, Politics 39670 2753 BC, December 31, Thursday —Egypt Peribsen became Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt. He liked to play a game known as Mehen. The name Mehen referred to the snake-god. The board represents a coiled snake ...
Phoenicians Found City of Tyre MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2756 BC, Culture 492 2756 BC, December 31, Sunday —Tyre The Phoenicians sent colonizers from Sidon to found the city of Tyre on the mainland. 2755 BC, January 23 (JC)...
Dam Construction Begins at Sadd el-Kafara MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2759 BC, Engineering 691 2759 BC, December 31, Wednesday —Sadd el-Kafara The Egyptians began construction of the dam at Sadd el-Kafara on the Nile River. 2758 BC, January 23 (JC)...
Sutz-Lattrigen–Rütte Moved 500 Meters Downstream MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2763 BC, Culture 407 2763 BC, December 31, Friday —Location: 47° 6′ 18.37″ N, 7° 12′ 46.78″ E Construction began on the village of Sutz-Lattrigen—Rütte. The villagers had previously lived 500 meters upstream, or thereabouts. 27...
En-me-nuna Becomes Fifteenth King of Kish MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2770 BC, Politics 418 2770 BC, September 1, Monday —Kish: En-me-nuna became the fifteenth King of Kish, the premier kingship in Sumer. This was not just another manic Monday. 2770 BC, September 24 (JC)...
Sened Becomes Pharaoh of Egypt MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2773 BC, Politics 479 2773 BC, December 31, Sunday —Egypt Sened became the Pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt. 2772 BC, January 23 (JC)...
