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9000 BCE
Jericho
Jericho one of the oldest known cities located in the west bank between what is now known as Israel and Jordan -
8000 BCE
The neolithic era lasted from 8000 B.C - 4000 B.C
domesticated- tamed plants/animals or for human use.They discovered farming, lived in villages. People began to practice specializations development of different kind of jobs and made tools out of copper and bronze. -
5000 BCE
Mesopotamia
the first city state gradually developed in southern Mesopotamia.and it ended in 3500 B.C -
4000 BCE
sumer
the earliest known civilization-a complex society with cities,government,art,religion,class divisions,and writing systems.arose in southern Iraq in between the euphitites and Tigris river(in the eastern part of the fertile crescent)they also created the 12 month calendar -
3000 BCE
city state
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state -
2304 BCE
the akkadians
the king of the akkadians was named Sargon 2340 B.C he considered all of Mesopotamia and set the worlds first empire -
1800 BCE
the Babylonians
In the 1800’s B.C, a new group of people gained power in mesopotamia.they built a city of babylon by the euphrates river.the babylonian king, hammurabi,began conquering cities to the north
Hammurabi is best known for his law code or collection of laws -
1792 BCE
Hammurabi
Hammurabi was best known for his law code. -
650 BCE
the chaldeans
Around 650 B.C , the assyrians started fighting amongst each other, and a group called the chaldeans rebelled. In 612 B.C the assyrian empire fell
Led by the king, nebuchadnezzar, they controlled all of mesopotamia from 605 B.C to 562 B.C
Babylon was rebuilt into one of the largest/richest cities in the world
The hanging gardens at the king's palace were visible from any point in the city
Babylon was a popular destination for passing raisins or groups of traveling merchants -
650 BCE
persian gulf
by the 650 B.C the empire stretched from the Persian gulf to the Nile river -
650 BCE
the Assyrians
Lived in the north near the tigris river.
First large army to use iron weapons (a method by the hittites)
By about 650 B.C the empire stretched
from the persian gulf to the nile river
Nineveh was the capital city
Assyrian kings divided the empire into provinces,or political district
Built roads to join all parts of the empire
Writing was based on babylonian writing
Built temples and palaces with wall painting and statues -
605 BCE
the hanging gardens
the hanging gardens were built in 605 B.C to please Nebuchadnezzar to please his wife.
