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3000 BCE
Mesopotamian writing systems
Some of the earliest forms of writing appear in ancient Mesopotamia. -
3000 BCE
The Bronze Age
The Bronze Age brings the use of bronze, which sparks technological advancements in the production of utilities and cultural artifacts. -
2500 BCE
Mesopotamian city-states started settling
Mesopotamian city-states started managing the land around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers -
1800 BCE
Judaism is established
The Hebrew religion, Judaism, started near Mesopotamia and began the development of two of the world’s major religions, Islam and Christianity. -
1780 BCE
The code of Hammurabi was written
The code of Hammurabi introduced the idea of “an eye for an eye,” which inspired much of the legislation seen in the modern day United States. -
1550 BCE
The Phoenicians
The Phoenician people group created one of the first syllabic alphabets, which set the precedent for many of the modern languages used today. -
1100 BCE
The Iron Age
The Iron Age brings a new wave of technological advancements in the form of iron utilities. -
772 BCE
Assyrian conquest of Israel
The Assyrian empire conquered Israel, which caused many Israelites to flee to Judah. The Assyrians destroyed the culture of their Jewish captives, and established the bounds for the Jewish Diaspora. -
753 BCE
Rome is founded
The Roman people settle in Rome, setting the beginnings of what will be known as the Roman Empire. Roman culture has become very important to the modern day; we can see that relics of Roman mathematics, philosophy, and law are still used in societies today. -
538 BCE
The Jewish Diaspora
The Jewish Diaspora began, starting a millenniums long spread of Jewish people and culture across the world.