The 5th millennium BC saw the spread of agriculture from the Near 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.
Cultures
Cucuteni-Trypillia culture
Events
- 5000 BC–4500 BC — Għar Dalam phase of Neolithic farmers on Malta, possibly immigrant farmers from the Agrigento region of Sicily.
- 4900 BC–4600 BC — arrangements of circular ditches are built in Central Europe.
- 4800 BC — Dimini culture replaces the Sesklo culture in Thessaly (4800 BC - 4000 BC)
- c. 4500 BC — Settlement of Chirokitia dates from this period.
- c. 4500 BC — the ending of Neolithic IA (the Aceramic) in Cyprus
- 4300 BC — 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.
- c. 4250 BC–3750 BC — Menhir alignments at Menec, Carnac, France, are made.
- 4200 BC — Date of Mesolithic examples of Naalebinding found in Denmark, marking spread of technology to Northern Europe. (Bender 1990)
- 4100 BC–3500 BC — New wave of immigration to Malta from Sicily leads to the Żebbuġ and Mġarr phases, and to the Ġgantija phase of temple builders.
- 4004 BC — Calculated date for the creation of the Biblical protagonist Adam. Calculated by theologians and scholars in 1630 and widely used by conservative Bible students.
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Environmental changes
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Calendars and chronology
References
- ^ a b Roberts, J: "History of the World." Penguin, 1994.
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