Hunt_Timeline_1

By nicolebhunt
  • Ubaid Founded
    5900 BCE

    Ubaid Founded

    Peoples of Ubaid settled in Sumer in 5900 BCE
  • Period: 5900 BCE to 1700 BCE

    The Rise of Mesopotamian Cities

    Key points that began the civis. The emergence of the first civilizations between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Also known as the Fertile Crescent.
  • Agriculture and Irrigation
    5000 BCE

    Agriculture and Irrigation

    The Sumerians developed agriculture and irrigation techniques along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to water their crops.
  • Uruk - First Sumerian City-State
    4500 BCE

    Uruk - First Sumerian City-State

    • Social hierarchies
    • Religion
    • Walled for protection
    • Architecture
  • Religious Temples
    4000 BCE

    Religious Temples

    First ziggurats or temples built to honor the gods.
  • Development of Writing
    3500 BCE

    Development of Writing

    Pictograms and Cuneiform emerged as early forms of writing. Used by elite and clerics only.
  • The First Wheel
    3200 BCE

    The First Wheel

    The Sumerian people developed the first wheel used in carts for transport.
  • First Written Literature
    2700 BCE

    First Written Literature

    The first recorded story in known history, The Epic of Gilgamesh, portrayed Gilgamesh as a demi-god. The story told of his many adventures.
  • Recorded Law
    1780 BCE

    Recorded Law

    The Code of Hammurabi was the first recorded law for the era. The approximately 282 laws were engraved on a large stone stele.