The Sumerians Historic Timeline Fragment of clay  tablet from Nineveh inscribed with the Babylonian account of the flood To properly display, this chart requires the use of a monospace font.       2000 CE    1000 CE      0      1000 BCE   2000 BCE  3000 BCE   4000 BCE          __|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|______        ..\..........|..........|..........|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|\.Napoleon conquers Europe......|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|.\.American Revolution..........|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|..\.......|..........|..........|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|...\.Columbus finds America.....|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|....\.Byzantine empire falls to Turks......|..........|..........|......        ..|.....\.Inca empire arises in South America.|..........|..........|......        ..|......\.Aztec Civilization in Mexico.......|..........|..........|......        ..|.......\.Magna Carta granted by King John..|..........|..........|......        ..|........\.Norman conquest of England.......|..........|..........|......        ..|.........\|..........|..........|..........|..........|..........|...... 1000 CE__|__________\__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|______        ..|..........|\.Charlemagne forms Holy Roman Empire......|..........|......        ..|..........|.\........|..........|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|..\.Muhammed proclaims Islam....|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|...\......|..........|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|....\.Sack of Rome...|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|.....\....|..........|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|......\.Maya civilization in Central America..........|......        ..|..........|.......\..|..........|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|........\.Jerusalem falls to Roman legions.|..........|......        ..|..........|.........\|..........|..........|..........|..........|......       0__|__________|__________\_Jesus_of_Nazareth___|__________|__________|_____        ..|..........|..........|\.........|..........|..........|..........|......        .Hannibal challenges Rome.\........|..........|..........|..........|......        .Great Wall begun in China.\.......|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|Alexander defeats Darius.\......|..........|..........|..........|......        ..Greek classical age begins.\.....|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|....Roman Republic founded.\....|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|......Buddah rises in India.\...|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|......Cyrus captures Babylon.\..|..........|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|...Fall of Nineveh.\.|..........|..........|..........|...... 1000 BCE_|__________|__________|_________\|__________|__________|__________|______        ..|..........|..........|..........\..........|..........|..........|......        ..|........David king in Jerusalem.|\.........|..........|..........|......        ..|........Dorian invasion of Greece.\........|..........|..........|......        ..|.......Israelite Exodus from Egypt.\.......|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|..........|..........|...\......|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|.Mycenaean culture begins.\.....|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|...Aryans migrate to India.\....|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|.......Hittite empire rises.\...|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|....Abraham migrates from Ur.\..|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|....Hammurabi king in Babylon.\.|..........|..........|......        ..|..........|...Rise of Babylon and Assyria.\|..........|..........|...... 2000 BCE_|__________|__________|__________|__________\__________|__________|______        ..|..........|..........|..........|..........|\.........|..........|......        ..|..........|......Chinese civilization begins.\........|..........|......        ..|..........|.........Indus Valley civilization.\.......|..........|......        ..|..........|.......Hurrians arrive in Near East.\......|..........|......        ..|..........|..........|....Gudea rules in Lagash.\.....|..........|......        ..|..........|..........|..........|..........|.....\....|..........|......        ..|..........|..........|.......Ur-Nammu rules in Ur.\...|..........|......        ..|..........|..........|..Sargon first king of Akkad.\..|..........|......        ..|..........|..........|.Minoan civilization in Crete.\.|..........|......        ..|..........|..........|.......Gilgamesh rules in Uruk.\|..........|...... 3000 BCE_|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________\__________|______        ..|..........|..........|..........|..........|..........|\.........|......        ..|..........|..........|..........|...Etana rules in Kish.\........|......        ..|..........|..........|......Egyptian civilization begins.\.......|......        ..|..........|..........|..........|..........|..........|...\......|......        ..|..........|..........|..........|..........|..........|....\.....|......        ..|..........|..........|..........|...Kingship begins in Kish.\....|......        ..|..........|..........|..........|..........|..........|......\...|......        ..|..........|..........|..........|..........|..........|.......\..|......        ..|..........|..........|...Sumerian civilization begins in Eridu \Creation        __|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________\|______       2000 CE    1000 CE     0      1000 BCE   2000 BCE   3000 BCE   4000 BCE

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