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People start forming settlements in the Nile valley.
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Start of Shang Dynasty, during which a system of writing emerged and large cities were built – ending in 1122 BCE
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Start of Cyclades culture
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Legendary founding of Rome
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Cleopatra commits suicide, and Egypt becomes part of the Roman Empire.
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Rome finally defeats Macedon, forcing it to give up the Greek city-states it formerly controlled
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The Han Dynasty ends and the empire is divided into the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, which fight each other for control of China for 60 years
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Barbarian forces remove the last Western emperor from power, marking an end to the Western Roman Empire.
