33rd century BC

Events



 * possibly due to shift in activity. s expand, covering plants. Atmospheric temperatures fall to lowest levels.
 * changes from a habitable region into a barren.
 * Unification of the first ian state, marking the beginning of the Ancient Egyptian civilization.
 * begins using, and  tags to label boxes. This is possibly the oldest writing in existence.
 * (also known as Harappan civilization or Sindu-Sarasvati civilization) began in.
 * c. — s in.
 * 3300 BC – ; Face of a woman, from (modern, ) is made. It is now in ,  (stolen and recovered ).
 * 3300 BC – 3000 BC; Carved vase, called the, from (modern , ) is made. It is now in ,  (stolen  and returned).

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

 * The Bronze Age begins in the Fertile Crescent. (Roux 1980)
 * Cattle introduced to the Nile valley. ('Eurasia')
 * Egyptians domesticate the wild ass of North Africa. (Clutton-Brock)