Events
Earliest signs of
Mesopotamian civilization
detected(10000 BC)The first cities appear
in Mesopotamia.
They used irrigation
canals to water their
crops(5000 BC).First signs of Amorites invading Mesopotamia(2400 BC)Writing was invented
in 3200 BC,
making keeping
records a lot easier.The wheel was invented in 3500 BC, revolutionizing how goods were transported.Alexander the Great conquered
the Persians in 331 BC,
making his empire one
of the largest of all time.Periods
The Akkadians are
the first empire to
rule over
Mesopotamia(2300-2100 BC).The Assyrians ruled using
force and cruelty, and only
relied on its army to
keep order(1365-609 BC).The Babylonians were a
powerful empire that used
the first code of law to keep
order in the kingdom(1792-529 BC).The Persians built one of
the biggest kingdoms in history,
with the area spanning
5.5 square kilometers(550-330 BC)!Sumer, though technically an empire,
was very successful, and they
also invented a lot of
different things, such as writing(5000-1750 BC).
Comments