4th Millennium BC


This period will be divided into periods of 200 years.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience History Antiquity Early 4th millennium BC Early mid 4th millennium BC Mid 4th millennium BC Late mid 4th millennium BC Late 4th millennium BC

This period will be divided into periods of 200 years.

The earliest known appearance of writing is associated with Sumerian and Egyptian cultures. Recorded history began and became more extensive with each succeeding century.

Early 4th millennium BC (4000 - 3800 BC)

Events of the 40th century BC and 39th century BC are not well known.

Early Mid 4th millennium BC (3800- 3600 BC)

Events of the 38th century BC and 37th century BC are not well known.

Mid 4th millennium BC (3600 - 3400 BC)

Events of the 36th century BC and 35th century BC are not well known.

Late mid 4th millennium BC (3400- 3200 BC)

Events of the 34th century BC and 33rd century BC are not well known.

Late 4th millennium BC (3200 BC - 3000 BC)

Events of the 32nd century BC and 31st century BC are not well known. The earliest known written records seem to date from this period.


Other History Prehistory including early prehistory middle prehistory, and late prehistory can be connected. This is part of antiquity, and is preceded by the 5th millennium BC. It is followed by the 3rd Millennium BC, and by the 2nd millennium BC, and early first millennium BC.	Links to other sites: Not yet developed.
Classical and medieval history Early classical history including the 5th century BC, 5th century BC, 3rd century BC, 2nd century BC, and early 1st century BC can be connected. Late classical history including the 1st century CE, 2nd century CE, 3rd century CE, 4th century CE, and 5th century CE might be connected. Early medieval history including the 6th century, 7th century, 8th century, 9th century, and 10th century might be connected. Late medieval history including the 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 14th century, and 15th century can be connected. Modern history In the 16th century including the early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late mid 16th century, and late 16th century, information about this period was limited to classical and biblical sources. The 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be connected. The 18th century including the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late mid 18th century, and late 18th century can be connected. Work in the 19th century including the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century began to outline this period better. The 20th century including the early 20th century can be connected. The early mid 20th century including the early 1920s, late 1920s, early 1930s, and late 1930s can be connected. The mid 20th century including the early 1940s, late 1940s, early 1950s, and late 1950s can be connected. The late mid 20th century including the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1970s can be connected. The late 20th century including the early 1980s, late 1980s, early 1990s, and late 1990s can be connected. Early 21st century The early 2000s including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 can be connected. The late 2000s including 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 including the first quarter 2011, second quarter 2011, third quarter 2011, and fourth quarter 2011 can be connected. The future including the near future, middle future, and far future can be connected. Sociology Peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can be applied to the early 4th millennium BC, early mid 4th millennium BC, mid 4th millennium BC, late mid 4th millennium BC, and late 4th millennium BC. Institutions Religion Particular religions were principally some version of pagan religion. Asian pagan is at present easier to follow than European pagan, African pagan, or American Indian religion. Religious organization including highly structures, fragmented, and loosely structured organization can be considered. Religious practices are not well known. Religious beliefs are also not well known. Government Particular governments such as local, national, and international government can be considered. Government activity including state relations, administration, and succession can be connected. Government structure including forms of government, heads of state, executive systems, legislative systems, judicial systems, and political parties and interest groups can be connected. Law including Asiatic law and tribal law can be connected. Economics Economic systems including economic system behavior, economic system types, networks, and firms can be connected. Industries including commercial and financial, communication, transportation, social and medical services, building and construction, manufacturing and extraction, and agriculture can be connected. Economic activity including consumption, distribution and exchange, and production can be connected. Education Schools including higher education, secondary education, and primary education can be considered. Educational organization including administration, faculty, students, and course material can be considered. Cultural institutions including performance venues, libraries, and museums do not seem to have been well developed but can be applied. Teaching can be connected. Research can be connected. Families Particular families can be connected. Kinship can be connected. Parenting can be connected. Marriage can be connected. Culture Behavioral culture Cultural events including holidays, disasters, meetings, and other events can be connected. Recreation and entertainent including sports, games, theater, dance, and music can be connected. Occupations including service occupations, industrial occupations, communication related occupations, transportation occupations, Building occupations, and food related occupations can be connected. Customs including vital customs, living and dwelling customs, social interaction customs, and institutional customs can also be considered. Conceptual culture Philosophy including philosophical schools and doctrines, special topics, ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, epistemology, and logic might be connected. Applied science including applied social science, accounting, information science, medical science, navigation, engineering science, and measurement might be connected. Mathematics including statistics, analysis, geometry, algebra, artithmetic, and mathematical foundations can be connected. Literature including literary works, types and genres, forms, and oral tradition can be connected. Graphic arts including printmaking, painting, and drawing can be connected. Language including linguistics, writing, and languages of the world may be of some use. Material culture Miscellaneous artifacts including sculpture, musical instruments, toys, and medical technology can be connected. Communication technology including written communication and graphic communication can be connected. Transportation technology including water transportation, and transportation, and packaging can be connected. Clothing including adornment, garments, and textiles can be connected. Foodstuffs including prepared foods, preserved and processed foods, and raw foodstuffs can be connected. Buildings including outdoor structures, complete buildings, building components, furnishings, and materials can be connected. Industrial technology including advanced technology, utilities, machinery, weaponry, chemical technology, fuels, and tools can be connected, although much of it had not yet developed. Anthropology Particular groups may be useful. Human geography including European geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography will be highly important. Asian geography including Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and North Asia will be useful. Human ecology including environmental impact on people, relations with other life, and human impact on the environment may be useful. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins may be considered. Demography including population change, population size and structure, deaths, migration, and births can be considered. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be considered. Personal studies I do not yet have biography of any individuals in this period. General principles from psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements can be considered. General principles from studies of the human body including form and appearance, life cycle, disease, body functions, and body systems may be applicable. Science Biology including biohistory, ecology, systematics, and organism biology might be considered. Earth science including geohistory, physical geography, atmospheric science, hydrospheric science, and geology might be connected. Astronomy including stellar astronomy and local astronomy may be useful. Chemistry including chemical systems, chemical changes, and chemical substances might be connected. Physics including the structure of matter, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and mechanics can be connected

Other History

Prehistory including early prehistory middle prehistory, and late prehistory can be connected. This is part of antiquity, and is preceded by the 5th millennium BC.

It is followed by the 3rd Millennium BC, and by the 2nd millennium BC, and early first millennium BC.

Links to other sites: Not yet developed.

Classical and medieval history

Early classical history including the 5th century BC, 5th century BC, 3rd century BC, 2nd century BC, and early 1st century BC can be connected. Late classical history including the 1st century CE, 2nd century CE, 3rd century CE, 4th century CE, and 5th century CE might be connected. Early medieval history including the 6th century, 7th century, 8th century, 9th century, and 10th century might be connected. Late medieval history including the 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 14th century, and 15th century can be connected.

Modern history

In the 16th century including the early 16th century, early mid 16th century, mid 16th century, late mid 16th century, and late 16th century, information about this period was limited to classical and biblical sources. The 17th century including the early 17th century, early mid 17th century, mid 17th century, late mid 17th century, and late 17th century can be connected. The 18th century including the early 18th century, early mid 18th century, mid 18th century, late mid 18th century, and late 18th century can be connected. Work in the 19th century including the early 19th century, early mid 19th century, mid 19th century, late mid 19th century, and late 19th century began to outline this period better.

The 20th century including the early 20th century can be connected. The early mid 20th century including the early 1920s, late 1920s, early 1930s, and late 1930s can be connected. The mid 20th century including the early 1940s, late 1940s, early 1950s, and late 1950s can be connected. The late mid 20th century including the early 1960s, late 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1970s can be connected. The late 20th century including the early 1980s, late 1980s, early 1990s, and late 1990s can be connected.

Early 21st century

The early 2000s including 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 can be connected. The late 2000s including 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 can be connected. The early 2010s can be connected. 2011 including the first quarter 2011, second quarter 2011, third quarter 2011, and fourth quarter 2011 can be connected.

The future including the near future, middle future, and far future can be connected.

Sociology

Peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can be applied to the early 4th millennium BC, early mid 4th millennium BC, mid 4th millennium BC, late mid 4th millennium BC, and late 4th millennium BC.

Institutions

Religion

Particular religions were principally some version of pagan religion. Asian pagan is at present easier to follow than European pagan, African pagan, or American Indian religion. Religious organization including highly structures, fragmented, and loosely structured organization can be considered. Religious practices are not well known. Religious beliefs are also not well known.

Government

Particular governments such as local, national, and international government can be considered. Government activity including state relations, administration, and succession can be connected. Government structure including forms of government, heads of state, executive systems, legislative systems, judicial systems, and political parties and interest groups can be connected. Law including Asiatic law and tribal law can be connected.

Economics

Economic systems including economic system behavior, economic system types, networks, and firms can be connected. Industries including commercial and financial, communication, transportation, social and medical services, building and construction, manufacturing and extraction, and agriculture can be connected. Economic activity including consumption, distribution and exchange, and production can be connected.

Education

Schools including higher education, secondary education, and primary education can be considered. Educational organization including administration, faculty, students, and course material can be considered. Cultural institutions including performance venues, libraries, and museums do not seem to have been well developed but can be applied. Teaching can be connected. Research can be connected.

Families

Particular families can be connected. Kinship can be connected. Parenting can be connected. Marriage can be connected.

Culture

Behavioral culture

Cultural events including holidays, disasters, meetings, and other events can be connected. Recreation and entertainent including sports, games, theater, dance, and music can be connected. Occupations including service occupations, industrial occupations, communication related occupations, transportation occupations, Building occupations, and food related occupations can be connected. Customs including vital customs, living and dwelling customs, social interaction customs, and institutional customs can also be considered.

Conceptual culture

Philosophy including philosophical schools and doctrines, special topics, ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, epistemology, and logic might be connected. Applied science including applied social science, accounting, information science, medical science, navigation, engineering science, and measurement might be connected. Mathematics including statistics, analysis, geometry, algebra, artithmetic, and mathematical foundations can be connected. Literature including literary works, types and genres, forms, and oral tradition can be connected. Graphic arts including printmaking, painting, and drawing can be connected. Language including linguistics, writing, and languages of the world may be of some use.

Material culture

Miscellaneous artifacts including sculpture, musical instruments, toys, and medical technology can be connected. Communication technology including written communication and graphic communication can be connected. Transportation technology including water transportation, and transportation, and packaging can be connected. Clothing including adornment, garments, and textiles can be connected. Foodstuffs including prepared foods, preserved and processed foods, and raw foodstuffs can be connected. Buildings including outdoor structures, complete buildings, building components, furnishings, and materials can be connected. Industrial technology including advanced technology, utilities, machinery, weaponry, chemical technology, fuels, and tools can be connected, although much of it had not yet developed.

Anthropology

Particular groups may be useful. Human geography including European geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography will be highly important. Asian geography including Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, and North Asia will be useful. Human ecology including environmental impact on people, relations with other life, and human impact on the environment may be useful. Physical anthropology including human dispersion, racial variation, and human origins may be considered. Demography including population change, population size and structure, deaths, migration, and births can be considered. Social foundations including social group behavior, social group types, social control, social interaction, and social presentation can be considered.

Personal studies

I do not yet have biography of any individuals in this period. General principles from psychology including social psychology, personality, mental disorders, developmental psychology, behavior patterns, mind, and behavioral elements can be considered. General principles from studies of the human body including form and appearance, life cycle, disease, body functions, and body systems may be applicable.

Science

Biology including biohistory, ecology, systematics, and organism biology might be considered. Earth science including geohistory, physical geography, atmospheric science, hydrospheric science, and geology might be connected. Astronomy including stellar astronomy and local astronomy may be useful. Chemistry including chemical systems, chemical changes, and chemical substances might be connected. Physics including the structure of matter, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and mechanics can be connected