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Some of the earliest forms of writing appear in ancient Mesopotamia.
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The Bronze Age brings the use of bronze, which sparks technological advancements in the production of utilities and cultural artifacts.
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Mesopotamian city-states started managing the land around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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The Hebrew religion, Judaism, started near Mesopotamia and began the development of two of the world’s major religions, Islam and Christianity.
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The code of Hammurabi introduced the idea of “an eye for an eye,” which inspired much of the legislation seen in the modern day United States.
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The Phoenician people group created one of the first syllabic alphabets, which set the precedent for many of the modern languages used today.
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The Iron Age brings a new wave of technological advancements in the form of iron utilities.
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The Assyrian empire conquered Israel, which caused many Israelites to flee to Judah. The Assyrians destroyed the culture of their Jewish captives, and established the bounds for the Jewish Diaspora.
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The Roman people settle in Rome, setting the beginnings of what will be known as the Roman Empire. Roman culture has become very important to the modern day; we can see that relics of Roman mathematics, philosophy, and law are still used in societies today.
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The Jewish Diaspora began, starting a millenniums long spread of Jewish people and culture across the world.