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5000 BCE
Farming in Sumer
Farmers settle in southern Mesopotamia (Iraq) in a area called Sumer. They use irrigation to water their crops. -
3500 BCE
City Folks
The Sumerians build cities that house thousands of people -
3100 BCE
Writing Arises
The Sumerians invent cuneiform writing, a system made up of wedge-shaped characters. -
3000 BCE
The Wheel
The Sumerians were the first to invent the wheel and use it to pull carts. -
2300 BCE
Rule of Sargon
Sargon conquers northern and southern Mesopotamia, and founds the worlds first great empire.
