Humanities Timeline

By lprager
  • 4500 BCE

    People began settling southern Mesopotamia

    People began settling southern Mesopotamia
  • 3000 BCE

    Sumarians build multiple cities surrounded by crops

    Sumarians build multiple cities surrounded by crops
  • 2500 BCE

    Constant war inbetween the city-states of Sumer. Between 3000 & 2000 B.C.

    Constant war inbetween the city-states of Sumer. Between 3000 & 2000 B.C.
  • 2350 BCE

    Sargon of Akkad takes over and adopts the culture.

    Sargon of Akkad takes over and adopts the culture.
  • 2000 BCE

    Amorites (nomad warriors) invade Mesopotamia and eventually make their own capital.

    Amorites (nomad warriors) invade Mesopotamia and eventually make their own capital.
  • 1792 BCE

    Between 1792 and 1750 B.C. the Babylonian empire reaches its most successful point in history under the powerful ruler of Hammurabi. His legacy was his laws that he created. Years later the empire falls to its neighbors the Kassites.

    Between 1792 and 1750 B.C. the Babylonian empire reaches its most successful point in history under the powerful ruler of Hammurabi. His legacy was his laws that he created. Years later the empire falls to its neighbors the Kassites.