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3800 BCE
Ur Founded
The city-state Ur was named after the man that founded it. Ur was one of the most important cities in Mesopotamia. -
3400 BCE
Cuneiform created
Cuneiform was the eariest known system of writing. Cuneiform was written in pictograph form. -
2500 BCE
Epic of Gilgamesh
1st great work of literature. One of the oldest recorded stories in the world, containing a story about a great flood. -
2300 BCE
Mesopotamia Ruled By Sargon
Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great "the Great King" was a Semitic Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 23rd and 22nd centuries BC. -
1754 BCE
Hammurabi's Code Created
A set of 282 rules that created standard laws and set fines and punishments to meet the requirements of justice in Mesopotamia. -
605 BCE
The Hanging Gardens Were Built
The Hanging Gardens were built by Nebuchadnezzer II for his homesick wife. The gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
