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10,000 BCE
Beginnings of agriculture in the Middle East
Agriculture starts to become a thing in the middle east(http://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/) -
8000 BCE
Nomadic people start to settle in mesopotami (m.)
Nomadic people start to settle down in Mesopotamia. These people became the first civilizations of Mesopotamia. -
Period: 6000 BCE to 7000 BCE
People first begin to experiment with pottery.
People first begin to experiment with pottery.
http://6hmesopotamia.weebly.com/important-people--events.html -
3500 BCE
Cunniform was invented/used
Around 3500 BC, the ancient Mesopotamians invented a sort of writing system called cuneiform -
2500 BCE
Assyrian civilization started
During 2,500 B.C. the Assyrians started making their own civilization -
2400 BCE
Sumerians develop a numerical system
In 2400, the Sumerians developed a numerical system using wedges on soft clay
http://www.ancientmesopotamians.com/ancient-mesopotamiamajor-events.html -
2150 BCE
The Epic of Gilgamesh was Written
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written and published in 2150 B.C. -
Period: 1810 BCE to
Hamurabi rules over Babylon
From 1810 to 1750 King Hammurabi rules over babylon -
1700 BCE
Hamurabi wrote his code
In the year 1700 BC, Hammurabi wrote a code of laws that his people should follow. -
539 BCE
End of Ancient Mesoptomia
Around the year 539, Ancient Mesopotamia fell to the Achaemenid Empire