Ancient Mesopotamia Timeline

By emileeee
  • 5000 BCE

    Sumeria

    The Sumer form the first towns and cities. They use irrigation to farm large areas of land
  • 4000 BCE

    City states

    Sumer establish powerful city-states building large ziggurats at the center of their cities as temples to their gods.
  • 3500 BCE

    Inhabitation

    Lower Mesopotamia is inhabited by numerous Sumer city-states such as Ur, Uruk, etc.
  • 3300 BCE

    Writing

    Sumerians invent the first system of writing.
  • 3200 BCE

    Wheels

    Sumerians start using wheels on vehicles
  • 3000 BCE

    Math

    Sumerians implement math using a number system with the base 60
  • 2700 BCE

    Gilgamesh

    King Gilgamesh rules the city-state of Ur.
  • 2000 BCE

    Elamites

    The Elamites capture Ur.
  • 1360 BCE

    Assyrians

    Assyrians rise to power once again.
  • 1225 BCE

    Babylon

    The Assyrians capture Babylon