- 6th millennium BC
During the 6th millennium BC,
agriculture spreads from the Balkans toItaly andEastern Europe and from Mesopotamia toEgypt .World population is essentially stable at ca. 5 million people.Events
*c. 6000 BC —
Mehrgarh Neolithic culture in current-day Baluchistan,Pakistan at its height.
*c. 6000 BC —Climatic orThermal Maximum , the warmest period in 125,000 years, with minimalglaciation and highestsea levels . (McEvedy)
*c. 6000 BC — 53 clay figurines, stone tools and agriculture in 24 settlements of the "Four-lakes " culture in the region surrounded by the lakesVegoritida , Heimaditida, Petron and Zazari between the towns ofKozani andFlorina west ofThessaloniki ,Greece . (4/3/07)
*c. 6000 BC — TheCopper Age comes to theFertile Crescent . (Roux 1980) First use ofcopper in Middle East. (Bailey 1973)
*c. 6000 BC —Saharan black pastoral culture . (1968 Almanac)
*c. 6000 BC — FullyNeolithic agriculture has spread throughAnatolia to theBalkans . (1967 McEvedy)
*c. 6000 BC — Beginning ofNeolithic Yangshao culture in south-centralChina . Somewhere in this expanse of time, they invent the earliest pictographs ofChinese writing . (Atlas of China, 1983)
*c. 6000 BC —Equids disappear from theAmericas .
*c. 6000 BC —Junglefowl kept in India.
*c. 5900 BC —Prehistoric Vinca culture emerges on the shores of lowerDanube
*c. 5800 BC — Beginning of theDadiwan culture inChina .
*c. 5800 BC — TheHassuna Period inMesopotamia , with the earliest version of stamp-seals . (Roux 1980)
*c. 5760 BC — Thevolcano Puy-de-Dôme inFrance erupts.
*c. 5677 BC — Cataclysmicvolcanic explosion of convert|12000|ft|m|sing=on highMount Mazama createsOregon 'sCrater Lake [cite journal |last=Zdanowicz |first=C. M. |authorlink= |coauthors=Zielinski, G. A.; Germani, M. S. |year=1999 |month= |title=Mount Mazama eruption; calendrical age verified and atmospheric impact assessed |journal=Geology |volume=27 |issue=7 |pages=621–624 |id= |url=http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/7/621 |accessdate= |quote= ] when the resulting caldera fills with water. With a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 7, it remains the largest single Holocene eruption in history of the Cascade Range.
*c. 5600 BC — Beginning of the desertification ofNorth Africa , which ultimately lead to the creation of theSahara desert. It's possible this process pushed some natives into migrating to the region of theNile in the east, thereby laying the groundwork for the rise of Egyptian civilization.
*c. 5600 BC — TheRed Paint People become established in the region from present-dayLabrador toNew York state.
*5509 BC — TheByzantine calendar dates creation to1 September of this year.
*c. 5500 BC — Beginning of theXinle culture in China.
*c. 5500 BC —Agriculture started inAncient Egypt .
*c. 5500 BC —Predynastic period (Neolithic) starts in Ancient Egypt (other date is 4350 BC).
*c. 5450 BC —Volcano Hekla eruption.
*c. 5400 BC — Beginning of theZhaobaogou culture in China.
*c. 5400 BC —Irrigation and the beginning of theSumer ian civilization in SouthernIraq .
*c. 5400 BC —Watson Brake mound complex constructed in present-day Louisiana. (Correction: 5400 BP, or 3400 BC)
*c. 5300 BC — Beginning of theBeixin culture in China.
*c. 5200 BC — Beginning of human inhabitation and settlements inMalta .
*c. 5000 BC — Beginning of theHemudu culture in China.
*c. 5000 BC — Beginning of theDaxi culture in China.
*c. 5000 BC — Beginning of theMajiabang culture in China.
*c. 5000 BC — Beginning of theYangshao culture in China.
*c. 5000 BC —Farming reached central and northEurope .Environmental changes
*c. 7000 BC — Beginning the
Holocene climatic optimum
*c. 5600 BC — According to theBlack Sea deluge theory , theBlack Sea floods with salt water. Some 3000 cubic miles (12,500 km³) of salt water is added, significantly expanding it and transforming it from a fresh-water landlocked lake into a salt water sea.Inventions, discoveries, introductions
*c. 6000 BC —
Cycladic people started to use acoarse , poor-quality local clay to make a variety of objects.
*c. 6000 BC —Brick building was taking place atÇatalhöyük ,Turkey .Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.]
*Agriculture appears in the valley of theNile .
*Rice cultivated inAsia .
*Plough invented.
*c. 6000 BC–5000 BC —Wine is created for the first time inPersia .
*c. 5000 BC — Agriculture began in the Americas perhaps this early, in complete isolation from the Old World.
*Artifacts of stone were supplemented by those of metal, and the crafts of basketry, pottery, weaving (Africa ).
*Dead were buried in a fetal position, surrounded by the burial offerings and artifacts, facing west (Africa ).
*Decorated, black-topped clay pots and vases; bone and ivory combs, figurines, and tableware, are found in great numbers (Africa ).
*Jewelry of all types and materials (Africa ).
*Objects began to be made not only with a function, but also with an aesthetic value. (Africa )
*Organized, permanent settlements focused around agriculture. (Africa )Cultural landmarks
*c. 5700 BC — Samarran Culture at
Mesopotamia (present dayIraq ) begins (ca 5700 BC – 4900 BC C-14, 6640 BC–5816 BC [http://www.calpal-online.de calBC] ).
*c. 5500 BC —pottery atMehrgarh in current-day Baluchistan,Pakistan .
*c. 5100 BC — Temples founded in SouthMesopotamia .
*Mediterranean Old European culture s.References
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