Heinrich kiepert. asia citerior.mesopotamia

First civilizations, Joey

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  • Paleolithic era
    8000 BCE

    Paleolithic era

    The stone age ended in 8000 B.C.
  • Period: 8000 BCE to 4000 BCE

    Neolithic era

    When farming started and developed. Stayed in one l place, cities began.
  • Sumer
    3000 BCE

    Sumer

    By 3000 B.C., many cities had formed in southern Mesopotamia in a region known as sumer.
  • The Akkadians
    2340 BCE

    The Akkadians

    In 2340 B.C. Sargon captured all of Mesopotamia, and started the world's first empire.
  • Babylonians gained power.
    1800 BCE

    Babylonians gained power.

    In the 1800’s B.C. a new group of people gained power in Mesopotamia. They built the city of Babylon. By the Euphrates River. The Babylonian king, Hammurabi, began conquering cities to the north.
  • Hammurabi conquering cities to the north.
    1800 BCE

    Hammurabi conquering cities to the north.

    he Babylonian king, Hammurabi, began conquering cities to the north, began around 1800's B.C.
  • Assyrians
    650 BCE

    Assyrians

    About 650 B.C. their empire stretched from Persian gulf to the Nile river. Formed a large army and fought.
  • The Chaldeans
    650 BCE

    The Chaldeans

    The Assyrians started fighting over each other and the Chaldeans rebelled.
  • Period: 650 BCE to 612 BCE

    Assyrians, Chaldeans fighting.

    The Assyrians fighted over each other. The Chaldeans won.
  • Assyrian empire
    612 BCE

    Assyrian empire

    The Chaldeans won over Assyria.
  • King Nebuchadnezzar, of Chaldeans
    605 BCE

    King Nebuchadnezzar, of Chaldeans

    The king of Chaldeans died and Nebuchadnazzar took power.
  • King Nebuchadnezzar loses power.
    562 BCE

    King Nebuchadnezzar loses power.

    King Nebuchadnezzar loses power.