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  North Africa timeline
     
c. 5000 BC
 
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The Sahara, damp enough for the hippopotamus, supports neolithic communities until it begins to dry up in about 3000 BC     
c. 4400 BC
 
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The first evidence of a loom comes from this period in Egypt, but some simple method of holding the warp must be as old as weaving     
c. 4000 BC
 
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A simple hand-held plough is in use in Egypt and Mesopotamia, at least 1000 years before a heavier version is pulled by oxen      
c. 3100 BC
 
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Upper and Lower Egypt are unified into a single kingdom, inaugurating the first Egyptian dynasty       
c. 3100 BC
 
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The Egyptians paint murals on the walls of tombs, designed to help the occupants in the next world     
Fragment of painted wall relief, c.1850 BC
British Museum

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c. 3100 BC
 
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The pharaoh Narmer celebrates a victory with a sculpted relief showing his personal dominance over the enemy