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Mesopotamia

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  • 3500 BCE

    Writing begins

    Writing begins to be developed. At first this is based on pictograms, and takes about a thousand years to evolve into a full cuneiform script.
  • 2300 BCE

    First empire

    King Sargon of Akkad starts conquering the first empire in world history. The empire reaches its height in c. 2220.
  • 2100 BCE

    City of Ur becomes the center

    The city of Ur becomes the centre of a powerful Mesopotamian state. It soon falls into decline. This marks the decline of the Sumerians as the Amorites, a nomadic people, start moving into Mesopotamia.