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31st century BC

One hundred years, from 3100 BC to 3001 BC

One hundred years, from 3100 BC to 3001 BC

The 31st century BC was a century that lasted from the year 3100 BC to 3001 BC.

Events

  • c. 3100 BC: Polo () was first played in Manipur state.
  • c. 3100 BC?: The Anu Ziggurat and White Temple are built in Uruk.
  • c. 3100 BC?: Predynastic period (Neolithic) ends in Ancient Egypt.
  • c. 3100 BC?: Early Dynastic (Archaic) period starts in Ancient Egypt.
  • c. 3100 BC?: The first temple of Tarxien is in use by the Neolithic inhabitants of Malta.
  • c. 3100 BC?: First stage in the construction of Stonehenge.
  • c. 3100 BC: Oldest adobe building in the Americas was built in what is now Peru.
  • c. 3100 BC – 2600 BC: Skara Brae, Orkney islands is inhabited.
  • c. 3090 BC: Narmer (Menes) unifies Upper and Lower Egypt into one country; he rules this new country from Memphis.
  • c. 3051 BC: The oldest currently living organism, a Great Basin bristlecone pine, undergoes germination in the White Mountains of California.

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

  • Drainage and sewage system in the Indus Valley
  • Dams, canals, stone sculptures using inclined plane and lever in Sumer and the Tigris–Euphrates Valley
  • Copper was in use, both as tools and weapons.
  • Senet, one of the oldest-known board games in the world is invented.
  • c. 3100 BC – Invention of writing in Mesopotamia and Egypt
  • The Sydney rock engravings date to around 3000 BC (Sydney, Australia).

Notes

References

References

  1. Thokchom, Khelen. (2003-11-28). "Italian seal on Manipur polo origin - Milan-based writer to visit Imphal to collect material for book on game's history".
  2. (1991). "[[Guinness Book of World Records". Bantam Books.
  3. "Guinness Book of World Records 1991 says "Polo can be traced to origins in Manipur state c. 3100 B.C., when it was played as Sagol Kangjei" – SportsTract".
  4. Cilia, Daniel (April 8, 2004). "Tarxien". The Megalithic temples of Malta. http://web.infinito.it/utenti/m/malta_mega_temples/tarxien/tarxien.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-07.
  5. (June 20, 2010). "FACTBOX - Stonehenge hosts Summer solstice revellers". Reuters India.
  6. (28 October 2013). "Northern Europe: International Dictionary of Historic Places". Routledge.
  7. (March 30, 2016). "Australia's top 7 Aboriginal rock art sites".
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