3rd millennium BC
The 3rd millennium BC spans the Early to Middle Bronze Age.
| Millennia: | 4th millennium BC · 3rd millennium BC · 2nd millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 30th century BC · 29th century BC · 28th century BC · 27th century BC · 26th century BC · 25th century BC · 24th century BC · 23rd century BC · 22nd century BC · 21st century BC |
This was a period of time in which the desire to conquer was common. Expansion occurred throughout the Middle East and throughout Eurasia, with Indo-European expansion to Anatolia, Europe and Central Asia. The civilization of Ancient Egypt rose to a peak with the Old Kingdom. World population is estimated to have doubled in the course of the millennium to 30 million people.
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