26th century BC : 2500 BC

(27th century BC - 26th century BC - 25th century BC - other centuries)

(4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC)

---

Events:

• 2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period

Significant persons:

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions:

• 2575 BC -- A foot defined as 26.45 cm by Sumerian ruler Gudea of Lagash
• Rock drawings[?] at Rødøy in Norway show the use of skis