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5300 BCE
First City State was Developed
This is an achievement for the Sumerians -
3500 BCE
Writing Style Starts to Begin
At first this is based on pictograms, and takes
about a thousand years to evolve into a full cuneiform script. -
2300 BCE
The First Empire of Mesopotamia
King Sargon of Akkad starts conquering the first empire in world history. The empire reaches its height in 2220 BCE. -
1700 BCE
King Hammurabi of Babylon
Hammurabi is famous for the law code which he issues. His empire begins to decline immediately after his death. he had many famous codes -
1530 BCE
Babylonia defeated
Babylonia defeated by Kassites who rules more then 400 years -
539 BCE
Mesopotamia down fall
Babylonian culture is considered to have ended under Persian rule.Most of the great cities of Mesopotamia no longer existed and the culture had been long overtaken