Mesopotamia

By Mahrukh Omer
  • First city-state developed
    5000 BCE

    First city-state developed

    This is the achievement of the Sumerian people.
  • Writing system
    3500 BCE

    Writing system

    At first, this is based on pictograms and takes
    about a thousand years to evolve into a full cuneiform script. Sumerian, Akkadian, Eblaite, Ela are some languages Mesopotamians used.
  • First Empire of mesopotamia
    2500 BCE

    First Empire of mesopotamia

    Sargon of Akkad was the first ruler The empire reaches its height in 2220 BCE.
  • Hammurabi of Babylon 
    1700 BCE

    Hammurabi of Babylon 

    Hammurabi is famous for the law code which he issues. His empire begins to decline immediately after his death.
  •  Babylonia downfall
    1530 BCE

     Babylonia downfall

    who rule the area for 400+ years.
    6. 605 – 562 BCE Nebuchadnezzar ruled the city of Babylon
  • Time
    1500 BCE

    Time

    The time was discovered and they check it by the direction of the sun
  • Nebuchadnezzar rule
    605 BCE

    Nebuchadnezzar rule

    Nebuchadnezzar was one of the best rulers of the city Babylonia
  • Ishtar Gate
    575 BCE

    Ishtar Gate

    They revenued the Ishtar gate.