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Sep 4, 624
Horse racing
Horse racing became a new olympic event is 624 BC. Horses first became useful in welfare sometimes before 1500 B.C. when Mesopotamian people used them to pull their chariots. It was 33rd Olympic race when horses were first introduced about 624 B.C. -
Sep 4, 776
First Olympic Games
The first olympic games took place in 776 BC. The olypic games were religiously close to festivals of zeus. The award ceremony took place on the last day of the game. Winner and his father will be anounced. -
Sep 4, 1200
Assyrians conqeuer
In 1200 BC Assyrians unite with Mesopotamia. Assyrians lived in the nrothern region of Mesopotamia.The Assyrians came from the city of Ashur on the river of Tigris. From around 1360 B.C. Assyrian kings started to take over lands and created an empire stretching across north Mesopotamia. -
Sep 4, 1500
Rise of Mitanni
The Rise of kindon Mitanni took place in 1500 BC. To the Assyrians the kingdon was known as Hanigalbalt. To the Egyptians it was known as Naharin. During itss time it was powerful enoughto be considered in the "Great Power Club" -
King Hammurabi
Kind Hammurabi started his reign is 1792 BC. Hammurabi was the sixth king of Banylonia. He was also the founder of the Babylonian Empire. He is also known for making a written code of laws called the Hammurabi Code. -
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Mesopotamia Events
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Sargon the great
Sargon the great started his ruling in 2334 BC. Sargon the Great was the founder of the first empire, the Akkadian Empire, He conquered many Sumerian states and combined them under one power.He vreatedvthe region's first dynasty and was considered the inevetor of the Mesopotamian military tradition. -
Summerians divide times
In 3000 BC the summerians start to calculate the times. They would look into the sky to measure big units of time. A year is how long it took earth to orbit around the sun. A month is how long it took for the moon to orbit earth. A week goes through four moon phases. And the day is one full rotation of earths axis. -
Founding of city of Susa
The city of susa was found in 4200 BC. This city is known to be one of the oldest cities in the world. Susa was a principal city in Elamite. The city is located by the Karkheh and Dez Rivers. -
Irrigation and agriculture
Irrigation and agriculture began in earnest 5000 BC. In Mesopotamia there were a lot of crops to grow. Farmers would make fruits, grains, and veggietables, and raise animals on the land. Before they invented the plow, they would plow the ground with stones. -
Nile River Settlement
in 5500 BC the Nile river began prior to the sahara desert. It now flows 4,132 miles northward of the mediterranean sea. Has two seperate sources (White Nile and blue nile). The nile is located in egypt.
