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* [[Prehispanic Mesoamerica]]
* [[Prehispanic Mesoamerica]]
* [[Pre-Columbian Americas]]
* [[Pre-Columbian Americas]]
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=== City of Caral ===
=== City of Caral ===
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City of Caral timeline
|-
| '''Period'''
| '''Stage'''
|-
| 2800 BC
| early settlement in Picu valley
|-
| 2600 BC
| rowspan="2" | First constructions
|-
| 2400 BC
|-
| 2200 BC
| rowspan="2" | Enlarged and reconstructed
|-
| 2000 BC
|-
| 1800 BC
| city abandoned
|-
|+ align="bottom" |source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caral
|}
[[File:PiramidesdeCaral.JPG|thumb|Pyramids at Caral-Supe]]
[[File:PiramidesdeCaral.JPG|thumb|Pyramids at Caral-Supe]]
* the oldest city in the Americas is "Caral-Supe" or "Caral" in Peru
* the oldest city in the Americas is "Caral-Supe" or "Caral" in Peru
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** disrupted fisheries
** disrupted fisheries


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===Predynastic Egypt Timeline===
!colspan="2" | '''Stone Age to early Civilization'''
|-
| Event
| Date
|-
| Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherers with
semi-nomadic dwellings along Nile
| 30,000- 10,000 BC
|-
| Neolithic period commences along Nile
| 9,000 - 5,500 BC
|-
| boats with sails depicted on rocks
| 6,000 BC
|-
| Egyptian calendar established with the
first recorded date being
| 4241 BC
|-
| trade with Middle East;
linen weaving, household goods;
| 4,000's BC
|-
| Sahara desertification causes
migration to Nile river valley by
| 3,900 BC
|-
| extensive use of copper
| 3,600 BC
|-
| donkey domesticated by
| 3,400 BC
|-
| separate Upper and Lower Egypt
kingdoms solidify
| 3300 BC
|-
| unification of Egypt under Menes
or "Narmer"
| 3100 BC
|-
| Hieroglyphic Writing developed
| 3100 BC
|-
|+ align="bottom" |sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predynastic_Period_of_Egypt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ancient_Egypt
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.9_kiloyear_event
|}