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8000 BCE
Jericho founded
Archaeologists have founded Jericho in 8000 B.C. -
7500 BCE
Catal Huyuk settled
Catal Huyuk was settald around 7500 B.C. -
4000 BCE
city states arise in sumer
the sumerian civilization emerged in 4000 b.c. the structers were different than other societies of that later times -
2340 BCE
Sargon conquers Mesopotamia
In about 2340 B.C. Sargon conquered all of Mesopotamia. -
2334 BCE
Assyrians control Mesopotamia
From the late 24th century BC, the Assyrians became subject to Sargon of Akkad, who united all the Akkadian- and Sumerian-speaking peoples of Mesopotamia under the Akkadian Empire, which lasted from c. 2334 BC to 2154 BC. -
2300 BCE
bronze age begins
The Bronze Age starts about 2300 BC in Europe. -
1792 BCE
Hammurabi rules Mesopotamia
the Babylonian king Hammurabi, who reigned from 1792 to 1750 B.C. -
1792 BCE
cuneiform
Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia 3500-3000 B.C. -
650 BCE
persian gulf
by about 650 B.C. the empire stretched from the Persian gulf in the east to Egypt's Nile river in the west. -
612 BCE
Nineveh captured Assyrian empire crumbed
The Nineveh captured Assyrian empire crumbed in 612 B.C. -
605 BCE
Nebuchadnezzar controlled Mesopotamia
Led by the king Nebuchadnezzar, they controlled Mesopotamia from 605 B.C. to 562 B.C. -
539 BCE
Persians conquer Chaldeans
Persians conquered Babylon in 539 B.C.
