27th century BC

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The 27th century BC started on January 1, 2700 BC and ended on December 31, 2601 BC

Events / developments

  • Imhotep designed the construction of step pyramids.
  • The beginning of the wedding of Pyramidenbaues in Egypt under Sneferu.
  • Uruk - the oldest city in the world on the Euphrates has up to 100,000 inhabitants. According to written sources can be king Gilgamesh (c. 2700 BC ) pull up the nine -kilometer-long city wall, fortified with 900 towers.
  • In South America, the city of Caral is formed and thus belongs to the well known centers of origin of human civilization besides Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China.

Personalities

Note: The Government of years can not yet be determined accurately in this century. Therefore, it is approximate estimates.

Pharaohs of Egypt

  • Djoserteti (2700-2695 BC)
  • Hudjefa II (2695-2690 BC)
  • Mesochris (around 2690 BC)
  • Huni (2690-2670 BC)
  • Sanacht (2690-2670 BC)
  • Chaba (around 2670 BC)
  • Qahedjet (around 2670 BC)
  • Sneferu (2670-2650 BC. / Founder of the 4th dynasty )
  • Khufu (2650-2580 BC)

King of Kish

  • Enmebaragesi (2615-2585 BC)

King of Uruk

  • Gilgamesh (c. 2700 BC )

Other

  • Imhotep

Inventions and Discoveries

  • Around 2700 BC, the Sumerians developed from the proto- cuneiform typical cuneiform.
  • The legendary Chinese Emperor Shen Nung discovered tea making facilities.
April 2014 List of centuries 1st millennium BC Sanakht Khaba Harald Haarmann
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