Paraphrasing

the thousand years ending at around 3000 BC...

"Precede" means "earlier in time." So, it means, the thousand years before 3000 B.C. were... 16th century AD.

Hi

I'm still not sure I understand it, so I'll try to paraphrase it once again.

The thousand years or so immediately preceding 3000 B.C. were perhaps

more fertile in inventions and discoveries than any period in human history prior

to the sixteenth century AD

The thousand years before 3000 B.C. were perhaps more full of inventi

See if the following explanation helps.

From 3000 BC to the start of 16th century AD, there were inventions and discoveries; however, these were not as much as they were in the thousand years that preceeded 3000 BC. And, from the start of 16th century there were many more inventions and discoveries than there were in the thousand years preceeding 3000 BC.

Now, read the original

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From 3000 BC to the start of 16th century AD, there were inventions and discoveries; however, these were not as much as they were in the thousand years that preceeded 3000 BC. And, from the start of 16th century there were many more inventions and discoveries than there were in the thousand years preceeding 3000 BC.



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I thi

Hi,

I'd like to add a few comments.

The thousand years or so immediately preceding 3000 B.C. were perhaps

more fertile in inventions and discoveries than any period in human history prior

to the sixteenth century AD

--- Does the above say: thousands years starting from around 3000 B.C.

No. Think carefully about BC dates. The thousand y

Thanks, but I thought that "the thousand years" would mean a lot more than from 4000 BC to 3000 BC.

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Hi,

Well, that's a thousand years.

The thousand years or so means approximately . .

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So it say: Approximately one thousand years before 3000 BC were more fertile ........

Hi,

So it say: Approximately one thousand years before 3000 BC were more fertile ..

Yes, that's the idea.



'Preceding' means 'coming before'.



Clive