5000 BC to 4000 BC

The 5th millennium BC saw the spread of agriculture from the
Near East throughout southern and central Europe.
Urban cultures in Mesopotamia and Anatolia flourished, developing the
wheel. Copper ornaments became more common, marking the
Chalcolithic. Animal husbandry spread throughout Eurasia, reaching
China. World population grew slightly throughout the millennium,
maybe from 5 to 7 million people.

Rice is domesticated in China. Later it is introduced in the Ganges
Valley and the rest of Asia (c. 5000 BC).
Farming reaches Atlantic coast of Europe from Ancient Near East (c. 5000 BC).
Maize is cultivated in Mexico (c. 5000 BC).[1]
Writing systems, such as ideographic Vinca script, Tartaria tablets (c. 5000 BC)
c. 5000 BC, Metallurgy appears.
c. 5000 BC, Agriculture starts in Ancient Japan. Beans and gourds are cultivated.
Plough is introduced in Europe (c. 4500 BC)
Copper pins dating to 4000 BC found in Egypt.[1]
Water buffalo are domesticated in China
Beer brewing is developed.
Wheel is developed in Mesopotamia and India

c. 5000 BC: Pelasgians migrate to the Balkans
5000–4500 BC: Għar Dalam phase of Neolithic farmers on Malta,
possibly immigrant farmers from the Agrigento region of Sicily.
Cucuteni-Trypillia culture
5000–4000 BC: Bowl, from Banpo, near Xi'an, Shaanxi, is made.
Neolithic period. Yangshao culture. It is now kept at Banpo Museum.
5000–2000 BC: Neolithic period in China.
4900–4600 BC: Arrangements of circular ditches are built in Central Europe.
4800 BC: Dimini culture replaces the Sesklo culture in Thessaly (4800–4000 BC)
c. 4500 BC: Settlement of Chirokitia dates from this period.
c. 4500 BC: Ending of Neolithic IA (the Aceramic) in Cyprus
c. 4350 BC: Kikai Caldera forms in a massive VEI7 eruption.
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. 4250–3750 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)
4100–3500 BC: New wave of immigration to Malta from Sicily
leads to the Żebbuġ and Mġarr phases, and to the Ġgantija phase of temple builders.


5000–4900 BC: The Older Peron transgression, a warm period that would dominate the 5th millennium, begins in this period.

4713 BC: The epoch (origin) of the Julian Period described by Joseph Justus Scaliger
occurred on January 1, the astronomical Julian day number zero.
4121 BC: Eduard Meyer's date for the creation of the Egyptian calendar, based on his calculations of the Sothic cycle.
4004 BC: According to the Ussher chronology, created by James Ussher based
on the Old Testament of the Bible, this is when the universe is created at nightfall preceding October 23.

55 - 4500 Vinca Culture
55 - 2750 Cucuteni Trypillian Culture
5000 American Culture established
44 - 4100 Varna Culture
43 - 3500 Boian Culture
30 - 2200 Vucedol Culture


4000 - 3000 Proto writing Developed
4000 State of Sumar (Egypt)
grew to 7 - 14 million people
Established and grew to prominance.

4200 - 300 AD Mesopotamian Religion Era…
Thought to be a
Religion that makes Christianity True…
Similarities between Old Testiment and
these guys beliefs

4000 First real settlements in England

4000 Stone Age Britain