40th century BC

One hundred years, from 4000 BC to 3901 BC

Millennium
4th millennium BC
Centuries
41st century BC 40th century BC 39th century BC
Timelines
41st century BC 40th century BC 39th century BC
State leaders
41st century BC 40th century BC 39th century BC
Decades
3990s BC 3980s BC 3970s BC 3960s BC 3950s BC 3940s BC 3930s BC 3920s BC 3910s BC 3900s BC
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During the 40th century BC, the Eastern Mediterranean region was in the Chalcolithic period (Copper Age), transitional between the Stone and the Bronze Ages. Northwestern Europe was in the Neolithic. China was dominated by the Neolithic Yangshao culture. The Americas were in a phase of transition between the Paleo-Indian (Lithic) to the Meso-Indian (Archaic) stage. This century started in 4000 BC and ended in 3901 BC.

Cultures

Near East

In Predynastic Egypt, the El Omari culture arose during this period^[1]
Start of the Naqada culture in Egypt^[2]
In Mesopotamia, the Uruk period began^[3]

Europe

The Linear Pottery culture gives way to the Funnelbeaker culture in the north
Cucuteni–Trypillian culture
Pit–Comb Ware culture
In the Pontic steppe, the Dnieper–Donets and Sredny Stog cultures flourish, according to the Kurgan hypothesis associated with Proto-Indo-Europeans

East Asia

Liangzhu culture
Early Jōmon period begins on the islands of Japan

Events and innovations

5.9-kiloyear event
c. 4000 BC, more than 100 dwellings surrounding a community center, a cemetery and a kiln are built in Jiangzhai, near modern Xi'an, China
Susa is a center of pottery production; c. potter's wheel in Mesopotamia^[4]
Approximate time of the construction of the Merheleva Ridge complex
Megalithic monuments are constructed in Brittany (Carnac), Portugal (Lisbon), central and southern France, Corsica and Great Britain
Metallurgy during the Copper Age in Europe
Domestication of the horse
Plough in use
Clay pots and vats discovered at a sprawling cave system in southern Armenia near the border with Iran shows signs of an organized effort to press and distill grapes^[5]

Calendars

Bede began his history of the world with 3952 BC
In their ceremonial or commemorative proceedings, Freemasons add 4,000 years to the current Anno Domini calendar year and append Anno Lucis ("Year of Light") to the year (i.e., 2020 AD = 6020 AL). This alternative calendar era, which would designate 4000 BC as "year zero", was created in the 18th century (58th century AL) in deference to the Hebrew calendar's Anno mundi and other ideas regarding the year of creation at the time.

References

^ Fagan, Brian (1996). The Oxford Companion to Archaeology. Oxford University Press. p. 194. ISBN 0195076184. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ "Naqadan Culture". Ancient Egypt Online. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ Mark, Joshua. "Uruk". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
^ Federico Lara Peinado, Universidad Complutense de Madrid: "La Civilización Sumeria". Historia 16, 1999.
^ Walker, Brian. "Scientists discover 'oldest' winery in Armenian cave". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

Decades and years

40th century BC
42nd century BC ← 41st century BC ← ↔ → 39th century BC → 38th century BC

4000s BC	4009 BC	4008 BC	4007 BC	4006 BC	4005 BC	4004 BC	4003 BC	4002 BC	4001 BC	4000 BC
3990s BC	3999 BC	3998 BC	3997 BC	3996 BC	3995 BC	3994 BC	3993 BC	3992 BC	3991 BC	3990 BC
3980s BC	3989 BC	3988 BC	3987 BC	3986 BC	3985 BC	3984 BC	3983 BC	3982 BC	3981 BC	3980 BC
3970s BC	3979 BC	3978 BC	3977 BC	3976 BC	3975 BC	3974 BC	3973 BC	3972 BC	3971 BC	3970 BC
3960s BC	3969 BC	3968 BC	3967 BC	3966 BC	3965 BC	3964 BC	3963 BC	3962 BC	3961 BC	3960 BC
3950s BC	3959 BC	3958 BC	3957 BC	3956 BC	3955 BC	3954 BC	3953 BC	3952 BC	3951 BC	3950 BC
3940s BC	3949 BC	3948 BC	3947 BC	3946 BC	3945 BC	3944 BC	3943 BC	3942 BC	3941 BC	3940 BC
3930s BC	3939 BC	3938 BC	3937 BC	3936 BC	3935 BC	3934 BC	3933 BC	3932 BC	3931 BC	3930 BC
3920s BC	3929 BC	3928 BC	3927 BC	3926 BC	3925 BC	3924 BC	3923 BC	3922 BC	3921 BC	3920 BC
3910s BC	3919 BC	3918 BC	3917 BC	3916 BC	3915 BC	3914 BC	3913 BC	3912 BC	3911 BC	3910 BC
3900s BC	3909 BC	3908 BC	3907 BC	3906 BC	3905 BC	3904 BC	3903 BC	3902 BC	3901 BC	3900 BC
3890s BC	3899 BC	3898 BC	3897 BC	3896 BC	3895 BC	3894 BC	3893 BC	3892 BC	3891 BC	3890 BC

Centuries and millennia

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BC (BCE)
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1st	10th	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st
AD (CE)
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