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The sees the spread of Agriculture from the Middle East throughout southern and central Europe. Urban cultures in Mesopotamia and Anatolia flourish, developing the Wheel . Copper ornaments become more common, marking the Chalcolithic . Animal Husbandry spreads throughout Eurasia, reaching China . World Population grows slightly throughout the millennium, maybe from 5 to 7 million people.
- — Rice is cultivated in Southeast Asia . Later it is introduced in Ganges Valley.
- — Farming reaches Atlantic coast of Europe from Ancient Near East .
- — Around this time Maize began to be cultivated in Mexico . Roberts, J: "History of the World." Penguin, 1994.
- — Għar Dalam phase of Neolithic farmers on Malta , possibly immigrant farmers from the Agrigento region of Sicily .
- — The Older Peron Transgression , a warm period that would dominate the 5th millennium, begins in this period.
- — arrangements of Circular Ditches are built in Central Europe .
- — People of the Dimini culture populate the Western, Central Macedonia and Thessaly regions in Greece gradually ending the Sesklo culture in Thessaly.
- — Mount Mazama in Oregon collapses, forming a Caldera that later fills with water and becomes Crater Lake , the deepest lake in what is now the United States . With a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 7, it remains the largest single Holocene eruption in history of the Cascade Range.
- — The Epoch (origin) of the Julian Period described by Joseph Justus Scaliger occurred on January 1 , the astronomical Julian Day Number zero.
- 4700 BC – 2000 BC — Stonehenge people arise. Their culture includes territories of Great Britain , Ireland , Brittany .
- — Merimde culture on the Nile .
- — Civilization of Susa and Kish in Mesopotamia and Khuzestan (see Sialk ).
- — Grey & Red Skorba phases of Neolithic culture on Malta ; earliest examples of female deity figurines, crafted out of baked clay.
- — the ending of Neolithic IA (the Aceramic) in Cyprus
- — Settlement of Chirokitia begins to date from this period.
- — Badari culture on the Nile.
- — Predynastic period started in Ancient Egypt .
- — Theta Boötis became the nearest visible star to the celestial North Pole . It remained the closest until 3942 BC when it was replaced by Thuban .
- — Menhir alignments at Menec , Carnac , France , are made.
- — Date of Mesolithic examples of Naalebinding found in Denmark , marking spread of technology to Northern Europe . (Bender 1990)
- — Eduard Meyer 's date for the creation of the Egyptian Calendar , based on his calculations of the Sothic Cycle .
- — New wave of immigration to Malta from Sicily leads to the Żebbuġ and Mġarr phases, and to the Ġgantija phase of temple builders.
- — According to the Chronology of Archbishop James Ussher of Armagh , this is when the Universe is created at nightfall preceding October 23 .
- — Complex societies with hierarchies of priests and kings began to appear in Mesopotamia .
- — By this time Indo-European People had spread from southern Russia into Europe and Iran. Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.
- from ca. 5000 BC — development of proto-, Tartaria Tablets .
- ca. 4500 BC — Introduction of the Plough in Europe
- ca. 4000 BC — The earliest known metal artifacts are beaten copper pins found in Egypt that date from this time. Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.
- Domestication of the Water Buffalo in China
- Development of Beer Brewing
- Development of the Wheel in Mesopotamia and Europe
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