3rd Millennium facts
While investigating facts about 3rd Millennium, I found out little known, but curios details like:
People have smoked weed since at least the 3rd millennium BC
The 3rd Millennium technically began January 1, 2001, and not January 1, 2000 because there was no year AD 0 or 0 BC. The same logic applies to centuries.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 6 of the best facts about 3rd Millennium I managed to collect.
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Sumerians were brewing beer before the 3rd millennium BC.
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Asphalt is not a modern material. Regular production of asphalt is known from the 3rd millennium BC. The Babylonians even used it to fasten carved eyes to statues.
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Sumerian is the language of ancient Sumer, a language isolate which was spoken in southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). During the 3rd millennium BC, a very intimate cultural symbiosis developed between the Sumerians and the Akkadians.
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'Hinduism' is not a religion in the conventional sense but a term coined by the Britishers in the 19th century to refer to a rich cumulative tradition of texts and practices, first originating in the Indus Valley Civilization (3rd–2nd millennium BCE).
