Chronology
Five thousand years, end to end
3 records shown
- 3100 BCECivilization
Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
Giza
Tradition credits King Menes with joining the two lands and founding the first dynasty at Memphis.
↓ next - 2560 BCEMonument
Construction of the Great Pyramid
Giza
Khufu's tomb at Giza rose to 146 metres and stayed the tallest structure on earth for 3,800 years.
↓ next - 1754 BCEPolitical
The Code of Hammurabi
Babylon
282 laws cut into a two-metre basalt stele, published where any literate subject could read them.
Range shown: 3100 BCE — 1754 BCE