27th century BC
The 27th century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2700 BC to 2601 BC.
Events
- 2900 BC – 2334 BC: Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period.
- 2775 BC – 2650 BC: Second Dynasty wars in Egypt.
- 2750 BC – 2600 BC: Ancient burial sites with human Skeletons are created; they are later discovered in Ibbankatuwa, Dambulla in Sri Lanka.
- 2737 BC: Invention of tea as a beverage by Shennong, according to a Chinese legend.
- 2700 BC: Early Dynastic (Archaic) period ended in Ancient Egypt (according to French Egyptologist Nicolas Grimol). This period includes 1st and 2nd Dyasties.
- c. 2700 BC: Old Kingdom started in Ancient Egypt. 3rd–6th Dynasties.
- c. 2697 BC:Yellow Emperor started in China.
- c. 2686 BC: Early Dynastic (Archaic) period ends in Ancient Egypt (other date is 2700 BC).
- c. 2686 BC: Old Kingdom starts in Ancient Egypt (other date is 2700 BC).
- 2686 BC: Egypt: End of Second Dynasty, start of Third Dynasty. Pharaoh Khasekhemwy died. Pharaoh Sanakhte started to reign.
- c. 2685 BC: Bull lyre, from the tomb of Queen Puabi, Ur (modern Muqaiyir, Iraq) was made. It is now in University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
- c. 2681 BC – c. 2662 BC: Reign of Djoser, Pharaoh of Egypt, Third Dynasty.
- 2668 BC: Pharaoh Sanakhte died.
- c. 2667 BC: Pharaoh Djoser starts to rule (other date is 2681 BC).
- 2660 BC: Archaic period ends in Ancient Egypt.
- c. 2660 BC: Old Kingdom in Ancient Egypt started (Another date is 2715 BC).
- c. 2648 BC: Pharaoh Djoser dies (another date is 2662 BC).
- c. 2640 BC: The cultivation and weaving of silk starts to be a closely guarded secret in China.
- 2630 BC – 2611 BC: Imhotep, Vizier of Egypt, constructs the Pyramid of Djoser
- 2627 BC – 2000 BC: Construction of the Caral metropolis in Peru
- 2613 BC: Egypt—End of Third Dynasty, start of Fourth Dynasty. Pharaoh Huni died. Pharaoh Sneferu started to reign.
- c. 2613 BC – 2494 BC: The Great Sphinx at Giza is built. Fourth Dynasty.
- c. 2601 BC – c. 2515 BC: Great Pyramids at Giza are built for Menkaure, Khafre and Khufu. Fourth Dynasty.
- c. 2601 BC: Khufu started to rule in Ancient Egypt.
- 2600 BC: Mature Harappan phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begins. The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro become large metropolises and the civilization expands to over 2,500 cities and settlements across the whole of Pakistan, much of northern India, and parts of Afghanistan and Iran, covering a region of around one million square miles, which was larger than the land area of its contemporaries Egypt and Mesopotamia combined, and also had superior urban planning and sewage systems. The civilization began using the mature Indus script for its writing system.
- 2600 BC: End of the Early Dynastic II Period and the beginning of the Early Dynastic IIIa Period in Mesopotamia.
- 2700 BC: Mesoamericans begin to plant and domesticate corn.
Significant persons
Decades and years
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27th century BC
29th century BC←28th century BC← ↔ →26th century BC→25th century BC
2709–2700 BC |
2709 BC |
2708 BC |
2707 BC |
2706 BC |
2705 BC |
2704 BC |
2703 BC |
2702 BC |
2701 BC |
2700 BC |
2690s BC |
2699 BC |
2698 BC |
2697 BC |
2696 BC |
2695 BC |
2694 BC |
2693 BC |
2692 BC |
2691 BC |
2690 BC |
2680s BC |
2689 BC |
2688 BC |
2687 BC |
2686 BC |
2685 BC |
2684 BC |
2683 BC |
2682 BC |
2681 BC |
2680 BC |
2670s BC |
2679 BC |
2678 BC |
2677 BC |
2676 BC |
2675 BC |
2674 BC |
2673 BC |
2672 BC |
2671 BC |
2670 BC |
2660s BC |
2669 BC |
2668 BC |
2667 BC |
2666 BC |
2665 BC |
2664 BC |
2663 BC |
2662 BC |
2661 BC |
2660 BC |
2650s BC |
2659 BC |
2658 BC |
2657 BC |
2656 BC |
2655 BC |
2654 BC |
2653 BC |
2652 BC |
2651 BC |
2650 BC |
2640s BC |
2649 BC |
2648 BC |
2647 BC |
2646 BC |
2645 BC |
2644 BC |
2643 BC |
2642 BC |
2641 BC |
2640 BC |
2630s BC |
2639 BC |
2638 BC |
2637 BC |
2636 BC |
2635 BC |
2634 BC |
2633 BC |
2632 BC |
2631 BC |
2630 BC |
2620s BC |
2629 BC |
2628 BC |
2627 BC |
2626 BC |
2625 BC |
2624 BC |
2623 BC |
2622 BC |
2621 BC |
2620 BC |
2610s BC |
2619 BC |
2618 BC |
2617 BC |
2616 BC |
2615 BC |
2614 BC |
2613 BC |
2612 BC |
2611 BC |
2610 BC |
2609–2600 BC |
2609 BC |
2608 BC |
2607 BC |
2606 BC |
2605 BC |
2604 BC |
2603 BC |
2602 BC |
2601 BC |
2600 BC |
2590s BC |
2599 BC |
2598 BC |
2597 BC |
2596 BC |
2595 BC |
2594 BC |
2593 BC |
2592 BC |
2591 BC |
2590 BC |
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