Thinking About Chronology

The Emergence of the First Sumerian Civilization

3500 BCE

The majority of Mesopotamia contained empires that encompassed smaller Sumerian cities. These were the earliest emerging civilizations and were even thought to have created the world’s earliest written language.

Epic of Gilgamesh Compiled

2000 BCE

Referring to a recorded poem, this clay tablet is one of the oldest forms of ancient literature, it was even created before the Bible.

Code of Hammurabi

1775 BCE

A collection of a few hundred rules, the Code of Hammurabi was carved into a massive stone pillar. This collections of detailed rules conveys that the ancient citizens of Mesopotamia were capable of creating and enforcing such highly developed laws for their society.

Assyrian Empire

900 BCE

The emergence of the Assyrian Empire was gradual. At first, the ancient Mesopotamia civilization started as a city in 2100 B.C.E., then into a territorial state, then eventually gained it’s independence as a empire.

Persian Empire Established

500 BCE

The Persian Empire became the world’s first superpower in under the span of fifteen years.