5th millennium BC

Also known as 5th-millennium BC

millennium between 5000 BC and 4001 BC

AI overview

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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Within Vinony's link graph, 5th millennium BC is referenced by 188 other articles, and connects out to Prehistoric Egypt, Sahara and Indo-European.

It is catalogued under topics including 5th millennium BC and Millennia.

Its subject is documented across 66 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: millennium
Has part: 45th century BC
Followed by: 4th millennium BC
Follows: 6th millennium BC
Image: World in 5000 BCE.png

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P13311: North America
Commons category: 5th millennium BC
topic's main category: Category:5th millennium BC
point in time: 5000-01-01
different from: 5th millennium

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Encyclopedic overview

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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