What is 3rd millennium BC?
{{Millenniumbox|-3}} The '''3rd millennium BC''' spans the Early to Middle [[Bronze Age]]. This was a period of time in which the desire to conquer was common. Expansion occurred throughout the [[Middle East]] and throughout [[Eurasia]], with [[Proto-Indo-Europeans|Indo-European]] expansion to [[Anatolia]], [[Europe]] and [[Central Asia]]. The civilization of [[Ancient Egypt]] rose to a peak with the [[Old Kingdom]]. [[World population]] is estimated to have doubled in the course of the millennium to 30 million people. {{Millennia}} [[Category:3rd millennium BC| ]]