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Events relating to asia
In Mesopotamia, and on the grass steppes of southern Russia, oxen are used to pull heavy loads on sledges
A simple hand-held plough is in use in Egypt and Mesopotamia, at least 1000 years before a heavier version is pulled by oxen
Beer is brewed in Mesopotamia, where barley is an indigenous crop
Copper is extracted from ore by smelting at various sites in Iran
Later selected by Hebrew scholars as the date when the world began, this becomes the first year (AM 1) in Jewish chronology
Sumer develops as the first centre of Mesopotamian civilization
Writing is developed, at Sumer, as cuneiform script on clay tablets
The invention of writing marks the transition, in academic terms, from prehistory to history
The lever is in use in both Mesopotamia and Egypt
On the steppes of central Asia tribesmen tame, breed and eventually ride horses
Oxen are given the heavy work of pulling the plough, previously done by men
Potters in Mesopotamia turn their pots on wheels
Semitic tribes move up from the Arabian peninsula, through Sinai into Palestine and Syria
The earliest known currency, consisting of gold bars, is in use in Egypt and Mespotamia
The Chinese discover that the cocoon of a certain worm can be unwound, spun as thread and then woven - thus creating silk
Objects are cast in bronze, at Ur in Mesopotamia - introducing what is later called the Bronze Age
The harp and the lyre are in use as musical instruments in Mesopotamia
The Canaanites establish themselves in the region around what is now Jerusalem
The delicate seals of the Indus civilization are in a script as yet undeciphered
The treasures found in the royal cemetery at Ur include a depiction of soldiers in copper helmets, armed with battleaxes
Yarns of spun cotton survive at Mohenjo-daro, one of the two great cities of the Indus civilization
Some ninety royal servants, including soldiers, grooms and female musicians, are buried alive in the tomb of a royal couple at Ur
Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation story, spreads in oral form
Harappa becomes one of the main cities of the Indus civilization
The ruling family of Ur plays a board game which appears to be the same as modern backgammon
