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General

Population: Perhaps 27 million*

• Textiles: Silk manufacturing begins in China (2640 BC)

Africa

• Egypt: Start of Egypt's old kingdom and end of Egypt's third dynasty (2686 BC)
  End of pyramid building under Shefru (2686 BC)
  Kufu of Egypt builds great pyramid(2650 BC)
  Step pyramid built at Saqqara (2630 BC)
  Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) built (2680 - 2600 BC)
  Egyptians learn to sun-dry fish (2500 BC)

Americas

• South America: Monumental buildings at Aspero, Peru (2600 BC)

Asia

• China: Huang-ti becomes emperor of China - the "Yellow Emperor" (2697 BC)
  Wife of emperor Huang Ti manufactures silk (2640 BC)
• India: Indus valley civilization flourishes (2690 or 2600 BC)

Middle East

• Arabia: End of Ubaid period of Arabia and start of Umm an-Nar Culture (2600 BC)
• Mesopotamia: Earliest glass beads (2600 BC)
• Ur: Rich burials at Ur (2600 BC)