Ancient Mesopotamia

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  • 10,000 BCE

    Beginnings of agriculture in the Middle East

    Agriculture starts to become a thing in the middle east(http://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/)
  • 8000 BCE

    Nomadic people start to settle in mesopotami (m.)

    Nomadic people start to settle down in Mesopotamia. These people became the first civilizations of Mesopotamia.
  • Period: 6000 BCE to 7000 BCE

    People first begin to experiment with pottery.

    People first begin to experiment with pottery.
    http://6hmesopotamia.weebly.com/important-people--events.html
  • 3500 BCE

    Cunniform was invented/used

    Around 3500 BC, the ancient Mesopotamians invented a sort of writing system called cuneiform
  • 2500 BCE

    Assyrian civilization started

    During 2,500 B.C. the Assyrians started making their own civilization
  • 2400 BCE

    Sumerians develop a numerical system

    In 2400, the Sumerians developed a numerical system using wedges on soft clay
    http://www.ancientmesopotamians.com/ancient-mesopotamiamajor-events.html
  • 2150 BCE

    The Epic of Gilgamesh was Written

    The Epic of Gilgamesh was written and published in 2150 B.C.
  • Period: 1810 BCE to

    Hamurabi rules over Babylon

    From 1810 to 1750 King Hammurabi rules over babylon
  • 1700 BCE

    Hamurabi wrote his code

    In the year 1700 BC, Hammurabi wrote a code of laws that his people should follow.
  • 539 BCE

    End of Ancient Mesoptomia

    Around the year 539, Ancient Mesopotamia fell to the Achaemenid Empire