Millennium Bc facts
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Different parts of sub-Saharan Africa entered the Iron Age at different periods, with most taking place in the early first millennium BC. With the exception of Nubia, which had extensive contact with Egypt, sub-Saharan African societies did not experience the Bronze Age.
People have smoked weed since at least the 3rd millennium BC
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High heels can be traced back to the 2nd millennium BC, when Egyptian butchers wore heeled shoes to keep their feet clean while slaughtering animals.
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The Citadel in Erbil, Iraq is claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited town in the world. The earliest evidence for occupation of the citadel mound dates to the 5th millennium BC, and possibly earlier.
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The 3rd Millennium technically began January 1, 2001, and not January 1, 2000 because there was no year AD 0 or 0 BC. The same logic applies to centuries.
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Sumerians were brewing beer before the 3rd millennium BC.
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Asphalt is not a modern material. Regular production of asphalt is known from the 3rd millennium BC. The Babylonians even used it to fasten carved eyes to statues.
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Sumerian is the language of ancient Sumer, a language isolate which was spoken in southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). During the 3rd millennium BC, a very intimate cultural symbiosis developed between the Sumerians and the Akkadians.
