Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent By Mytimetoast602 Jan 1, 700 c. 7000 BC - Agriculture first develops in Mesopotamia Mesopotamia for kidsAgriculture first develops in Mesopotamia Jan 1, 1000 c. 1000 BC - Phoenicians trade all around the Mediterranean. The Phoenicians Jan 1, 1500 c. 1500 BC - The Shang dynasty is established in China. Britanica Jan 1, 1770 c. 1770 BC - Hammurabi of Babylon issues a written code of laws. Hammurabi, King of Babylon Mar 2, 2022 c. 965 - Solomon becomes king of Israel. Britanica Jan 1, 2300 c. 2300 BC - The Harappan civilization rises in the Indus Valley. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/history/harappa.htm Jan 1, 2350 c. 2350 - 2330 BC Sargon of Akkad conquers Mesopotamia and forms the world's first empire. Akkad and Sargon The Great Jan 1, 3100 c. 3100 BC - Menes becomes the first pharaoh of Egypt Britannica - Menes
