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Mesopotamia: The wheel is invented
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The earliest form of cuneiform script is used
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King Narmer unites Upper and Lower Egypt
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King Sargon unites Summarian cities to create the World's First empire
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The cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa are founded
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