Timeline Description: Mesopotamia is the first lands where people formed villages and farms. It is called the birth of civilization, and this is a timeline of its history.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5000 BC | The first people move in People called the Sumer moved into the land called Mesopotamia. They planted crops and began farming the land. |
| 4000 BC | The Sumer build temples to their gods The Sumer people built temples called ziggurats to worship their gods. They began building large and powerful cities. |
| 3300 BC | The written language is invented The Sumer people began using pictures for words, and they would draw the pictures to write sentences. |
| 3200 BC | The wheel is invented As the people became smarter and learned more, they invented more items. They invented the wheel to make their vehicles roll. |
| 2330 BC | Mesopotamia gets new rulers The Sumerian people were taken over by the Akkadians. The Akkadians established the Akkadian Empire. |
| 1900 BC | Another change of power happens The Assyrians came in and defeated the land's rulers, making Mesopotamia come under Assyrian rule. |
| 1792 BC | Babylon moves into power Hammurabi, the Babylonian king, took power of Mesopotamia. |
| 1750 BC | The Babylonians lose their power After the death of King Hammurabi the land fell apart. It was taken over by the Kassites in 1595. |
| 1250 BC | The people begin to use iron in their inventions The Assyrians eventually took back the land of Mesopotamia. They began using iron to make stronger weapons and chariots. |
| 705 BC | The capital city is named Nineveh became the capital city of the Assyrian's land. |
| 668 BC | The great library is built After Nineveh was named the capital, the rulers of the land built a huge library there. |
| 550 BC | The Persians take over Mesopotamia Under the king Cyrus the Great, the Persians took control of the land. He allowed the Jewish slaves to return to their land of Israel. |
| 522 BC | The land is divided into states Darius I became the ruler and he divided the land into different states. He called them satraps. |
| 490 BC | The Greeks take rule of Mesopotamia While still under the lead of Darius I, the Greeks moved in and took rule. |
| 333 BC | Alexander the Great is leader The famous Alexander the Great moved through the land and took control. It was the end of Mesopotamia's seat as the world's powers. |