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7000 BC Agriculture first develops in Mesopotamia 3000 BC Several hundred thousand Sumerians had settled in Mesopotamia 2350-2330 BC Sargon of Akkad conquers Mesopotamia and forms the world’s first empire 2300 BC Peace was broke between Sumer and Sargon when Sargon sought to extend Akkadian territory. Sargon’s soldiers defeated all of the city-states of Sumer. Sargon established the world’s first empire 1770 BC Hammurabi of Babylon issues a written code of laws 1800 BC-1792 BC Babylon (a Sumerian town) has a powerful government. Hammurabi became the king of Babylon. He was the city’s greatest monarch 1200 BC The Assyrians from northern Mesopotamia briefly gained control of Babylon. They were overrun 1000BC Phoenicians trade all around the Mediterranean 900 BC Assyrians recovered their strength and began to conquer all of the Fertile Crescent. The even took over parts of Asia Minor and Egypt.
