27th century BC
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(28th century BC - 27th century BC - 26th century BC - other centuries)
(4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC)
Events
- 2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period
- 2775 - 2650 BC -- Second Dynasty wars in Egypt
- Germination of the Bristlecone pine tree "Methuselah" about 2700 BC, the oldest tree still living now
- 2697 BC -- According to Chinese tradition, in this year Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor) united the tribes of Central China. Traditionally regarded as the starting point of Chinese Civilisation
- 2686 BC -- Egypt: End of Second Dynasty, start of Third Dynasty
- 2630 BC - 2611 BC - Reign of Djoser, Pharaoh of Egypt.
- 2630 - 2611 BC - Imhotep, Vizier of Egypt, constructs the Pyramid of Djoser
- 2627 - 2000 BC - Peru: Construction of the Caral metropolis
- 2613 BC -- Egypt: End of Third Dynasty, start of Fourth Dynasty
- 2600 BC - End of the Early Dynastic II Period and the beginning of the Early Dynastic IIIa Period in Mesopotamia
Significant persons
- Gilgamesh, fourth King of Uruk in Sumer.
- Djoser, first Pharaoh of the Third dynasty of Egypt.
- Imhotep, Vizier of Egypt and architect.