Asia and The Middle East BCE Timeline

By Ali.Smith
  • Potter's wheel invented in China
    3000 BCE

    Potter's wheel invented in China

  • 2500 BCE

    Jewellery and objects crafted from precious metals buried with Sumerian rulers

  • Hammurabi law code clay tablets in Babylon
    1790 BCE

    Hammurabi law code clay tablets in Babylon

    Hammurabi's 285 laws were written in stele in Babylon
  • Oracle bones carved in China
    1600 BCE

    Oracle bones carved in China

    Oracle bones began to be carved in China.
  • Period: 1600 BCE to 3000 BCE

    Asia and The Middle East Timeline (BCE)

    TIMESPAN
  • 1400 BCE

    Alphabet script developed by Phoenicians

    Phoenicians began to develop an Asian alphabet and scripted it. The alphabet is still used in some Asian countries
  • First Coins Minted in Asia minor
    650 BCE

    First Coins Minted in Asia minor

    In the 1600's, the very first Asian coins were minted