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Event wonder East Asia

Rice Terraces of Banaue

2000 BCE

2,000-year-old rice terraces carved into Philippine mountains by Ifugao people, reaching 1,500 meters altitude.

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Standing in 2000 BCE

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Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Dravidians Polity · South Asia 3000 BCE – 700 BCE Austronesians Polity · Oceania 3000 BCE – 400 BCE Yakushima Landmark · East Asia 3000 BCE – still standing Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing

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2055 BCE Egyptian Reunification (Middle Kingdom) 2030 BCE Fall of the Third Dynasty of Ur 2000 BCE Knossos 2000 BCE Temple of Karnak 2000 BCE Baalbek 2000 BCE Kondoa Rock Art