5th millennium BC : 4000 BC

(6th millennium BC - 5th millennium BC - 4th millennium BC or 40th century BC - other millennia)

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Events:

• Creation of the world, according to some analyses of the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, based mainly on a literal interpretation of the genealogy of early mankind given in the Book of Genesis. See Estimates of the date of Creation.
• Merimde[?] culture on the Nile, circa 4750 - 4250 BC.
• Civilization of Susa and Kish in Mesopotamia (45th century BC)
• Badari[?] culture on the Nile, circa 4400 - 4000 BC.

Significant persons:

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions

• Introduction of the plough in Europe (45th century BC)