c. 2500 BC: Rice was first introduced to what is now modern-day Malaysia. c. 2500 BC: N1c Y-DNA first found from Europe from Serteya II (located in modern day Smolensk Oblast in Russia). c. 2500 BC: Skara Brae is abandoned after approximately 600 years of occupation.
c. 2500 BC: People in what is now Peru rely on fish and mussels for food.source
c. 2500 BC: Evidence of long-distance trade routes in South America.source
Religion & Belief
c. 2500 BC: Excavation and development of the Hypogeum of Ħal-Saflieni at Paola, Malta, a subterranean temple complex subsequently used as a necropolis.source
c. 2500 BC: The Pyramid of Khafre, Giza, is built.source
Technology & Infrastructure
c. 2500 BC: Rice was first introduced to what is now modern-day Malaysiasource
Science & Discovery
c. 2500 BC: N1c Y-DNA first found from Europe from Serteya II (located in modern day Smolensk Oblast in Russia).source
Crime & Justice
c. 2500 BC: Skara Brae is abandoned after approximately 600 years of occupation.source
Culture & Society
c. 2500 BC: The sculpture Khafre Enthroned is made.source
c. 2500 BC: Cylinder seal from Sumer and its impression are made. It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.source
c. 2500 BC: Scribal schools flourish throughout Sumer.source