Neolithic Cultures in China:

In China the remains of Banpo villages have been dated to about 5000 B.C.E.*  The Majiayao Culture was later, about 3000-2000 B.C.E. Dawenkou Culture began around 4500 B.C.E. and turned into Longshan Culture around 2500 B.C.E. During this time:

• In Egypt:
  • Between 5000 and 4000 B.C.E. the Egyptian calendar was created with 360 days, 12 months of 30 days each
  • Around 3000 B.C.E Upper and Lower Egypt were united for the 1st and 2nd dynasties
  • Between 3000 and 2500 B.C.E. the Great Sphinx of Gizeh and Cheops Pyramid were built.
    
    
• In the Middle East:
  • The earliest cities in Mesopotamia were founded around 5000 B.C.E.
  • 3500 to 3000 B.C.E saw the height of Sumerian civilization
  • Sumerian cuneiform writing was developed
    
    
• In the Indus Valley the Harappan Civilization united the area from 3000 to 1500 B.C.E.
  
  
• In Latin America the earliest date in preserved Mayan chronology is 3372 B.C.E.
  

*B.C.E. stands for "Before the Common Era", with the "Common Era" beginning in the year "1" as our current calendars go from "1" to 1999 C.E. This means 5000 B.C.E. is a time about 7,000 years ago.

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