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	c. -3000 BC
	The people known as Phoenicians are in the region of modern Lebanon from around this date

	c. -3000 BC
	Semitic tribes move up from the Arabian peninsula, through Sinai into Palestine and Syria

	c. -2600 BC
	The Canaanites migrate into the region which will become known by their name, establishing themselves around Jerusalem

	c. -2000 BC
	Bantu-speaking tribes begin to spread through Africa, from their original homelands south of the Sahara

	c. -2000 BC
	Africa south of the equatorial forests is largely inhabited by the Khoisan, of whom the San and the Hottentots are the modern survivors

	c. -2000 BC
	The Beaker people arrive in Britain, bringing several desirable commodities - including horses, alcohol and bronze

	c. -1800 BC
	Abraham leaves Ur and moves with his tribe and flocks towards Canaan

	c. -1750 BC
	Over many centuries Indo-European tribes (Greeks, Germans, Balts, Italics, Celts) move into new territories throughout western Europe

	c. -1700 BC
	The biblical account suggests that around this period the Hebrews are a captive tribe in Egypt

	c. -1500 BC
	The Maya are believed to have lived in the same region from about 1500 BC to the present day - America's longest example of continuity

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