Early humans
Botai culture thrives in modern-day Kazakhstan
The Botai culture is an archaeological culture (c. 3700–3100 B.C.E.) of prehistoric Kazakhstan and North Asia. It was named after the settlement of Botai in northern Kazakhstan. The Botai culture has two other large sites: Krasnyi Yar, and Vasilkovka.
The wheel is invented in Mesopotamia, initially used for pottery
Evidence indicates they were created to serve as potter’s wheels around 3500 B.C. in Mesopotamia, 300 years before someone figured out to use them for chariots.
Early Neolithic tribes build megalithic tombs across Ireland
Megalithic monuments in Ireland typically represent one of several types of megalithic tombs: court cairns, passage tombs, portal tombs and wedge tombs.[1][2] The remains of over 1,000 such megalithic tombs have been recorded around Ireland.
Hunter-gatherers build Giant’s Churches in modern-day Finland
A Giant’s Church is the name given to prehistoric stone enclosures found in the Ostrobothnia region of Finland. Dating from the sub-Neolithic period (3500–2000 B.C.E.), they are thought to be a rare example of monumental architecture built by hunter-gatherers in northern Europe.
Ancient Egyptians begin practice of mummification
The tomb was now considered a place of transformation in which the soul would leave the body to go on to the afterlife.
Minoan culture begins in Crete
The Minoan civilization flourished in the middle Bronze Age on the Mediterranean island of Crete from ca. 2000 B.C.E. until ca. 1500 B.C.E. and, with their unique art and architecture, the Minoans made a significant contribution to the development of Western European civilization as it is known today.
Humans invent leather shoes, perhaps in modern-day Armenia
The oldest leather shoe was found in a cave in Armenia and was about 5,500 years old. These simple shoes, made of a single piece of leather were stitched with leather.
The Sweet Track and Post Track causeways are built in Somerset Levels in modern-day England
The Sweet Track is a Neolithic timber walkway, located in the Somerset Levels, England. It was originally part of a network of tracks built to provide a dry path across the marshy ground.
The Egyptians and Phoenicians invent the sailboats
The Phoenicians and Egyptians sailed under cloth sails on single log and simple long narrow sailboats.