BRONZE AGE Sumer (dec 22, 4500 BC – jan 22, 1940 BC)
Description:
As the Neolithic revolution spread across the Fertile Crescent to Southern Mesopotamia, the first true civilization, Sumer, developed around various city-states between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The Sumerians were non-Semitic speakers unlike the other societies of the region, and eventually developed cuneiform script. Metallurgy began with copper and lead, eventually transitioning to bronze.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 22, 4500 BC
jan 22, 1940 BC
~ 2562 years