History
Ancient Mesopotamia was the earliest civilization in world history, and the longest lasting. It was probably also the most influential, as all later western civilizations were built on foundations it laid. Mesopotamia is in the land between the Euphrates and the Tigris river.
Timeline
Timeline of the Mesopotamian civilization is as following:-
1st Jan, 1200-The Assyrians rise to power
1st Jan, 1400-The umbrella is invented in Mesopotamia.
1st Jan, 1600-Hittites raid Babylon, and the Kassites begin their rule of Babylon
1st Jan, 1800-Hammurabi rules Babylon
1st Jan, 2000-The Sumerian city-states are conquered by the Babylonians
1st Jan, 2100-The Sumerians revolt against Akkadian rule and take control once again.
1st Jan, 2300-Sargon takes control of Akkad
1st Jan, 2450-Sumerians write the oldest story in the world
2450 B.C. and 2000 B.C., Sumerians wrote down the epic poem about Gilgamesh
1st Jan, 2700-The city-states become ruled by kings
1st Jan, 3000-The Sumerians established 12 city-states
1st Jan, 3100-The Sumerians invent the oldest writing system
1st Jan, 3500-The Sumerians arrive in Mesopotamia
1st Jan, 4000-Mesopotamian farmers start to produce an abundance of food
1st Jan, 5000-Nomads move into the the Nile River valley
1st Jan, 8000-At this time, the Fertile Crescent is only sparsely inhabited.
1st Jan, 1200-The Assyrians rise to power
1st Jan, 1400-The umbrella is invented in Mesopotamia.
1st Jan, 1600-Hittites raid Babylon, and the Kassites begin their rule of Babylon
1st Jan, 1800-Hammurabi rules Babylon
1st Jan, 2000-The Sumerian city-states are conquered by the Babylonians
1st Jan, 2100-The Sumerians revolt against Akkadian rule and take control once again.
1st Jan, 2300-Sargon takes control of Akkad
1st Jan, 2450-Sumerians write the oldest story in the world
2450 B.C. and 2000 B.C., Sumerians wrote down the epic poem about Gilgamesh
1st Jan, 2700-The city-states become ruled by kings
1st Jan, 3000-The Sumerians established 12 city-states
1st Jan, 3100-The Sumerians invent the oldest writing system
1st Jan, 3500-The Sumerians arrive in Mesopotamia
1st Jan, 4000-Mesopotamian farmers start to produce an abundance of food
1st Jan, 5000-Nomads move into the the Nile River valley
1st Jan, 8000-At this time, the Fertile Crescent is only sparsely inhabited.