mesopatamia By crossley Oct 5, 721 721 BCE Assyria conquers the kingdom of Israel Oct 5, 1758 1758 BCE Hammurabi write Code of Hammurabi Oct 5, 1790 1790 BCE Hammurabi conquers Babylon and reunites Mesopotamia Oct 5, 2000 2000 BCE Sumerians developed symbols into a complete writing system called cuneifrom Oct 5, 2350 2350 BCE Sargon established the Akkadian Empire Oct 5, 2500 2500 BCE First Sumerian Dynasty of Ur Oct 5, 2750 2750 BCE Gilgamesh rules Uruk Oct 5, 3250 3250 BCE Cuneiform writing Oct 5, 3250 3250 BCE Wheel used Oct 5, 3300 3300 BCE Sumerian writing on clay tablets Oct 5, 3500 3500 BCE Sumerian city-states from Oct 5, 4000 4000 BCE Many farming villages Oct 5, 5000 5000 BCE Earliest Evidence of Man