27th century BC

(4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC)

• 2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period
• 2775 - 2650 BC -- Second Dynasty wars in Egypt
• 2686 BC -- Egypt: End of Second Dynasty, start of Third Dynasty
• 2630 BC - 2611 BC - Reign of Djoser, Pharaoh of Egypt.
• 2630 - 2611 BC - Imhotep, Vizier of Egypt constructs the Pyramid of Djoser
• 2613 BC -- Egypt: End of Third Dynasty, start of Fourth Dynasty

Significant persons:

• Gilgamesh, fourth King of Uruk in Sumer.
• Djoser, 1st Pharaoh of the Third dynasty of Egypt.
• Imhotep, Vizier of Egypt and architect.

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions:

• 2680 BC -- Estimated date of completion of Great Pyramid of Giza