5th millennium BC
millennium between 5000 BC and 4001 BC
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The 5th millennium BC refers to the thousand-year period from 5000 BC to 4001 BC, a time when humans were transitioning from nomadic hunter-gatherer societies to settled agricultural communities. This era matters because it saw the development of farming, permanent settlements, and the earliest civilizations that would shape human history, including the rise of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
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World map in 5000 BC The 5th millennium BC spanned the years 5000 BC to 4001 BC. It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time of this millennium and all dates mentioned here are estimates mostly based on geological and anthropological analysis.
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