Events Asia. c. 1300–1046 BC: In China, the Shang dynasty flourishes as it settles its capital, Yin, near Anyang. Chinese settlers swarm in compact groups to create new clearing areas towards the Yangtze basin in the south, the Shanxi terraces in the northwest and the Wei River valley. The Shang then seem to frequently wage war with the still non-Sinicized populations who inhabit …

The 31st century BC was a century that lasted from the year 3100 BC to 3001 BC. Events. Spiral design altar block from the Tarxien Temples of Malta, uncovered by Sir Themistocles Zammit. Front and Back Sides of Narmer Palette, ...