Founding of the First Empire in History by Sargon of Akkad
2334 BCE
Sargon unifies all of Mesopotamia under single imperial rule and promotes the Akkadian language.
Sources and References
Hymnes d'Enheduanna & Inscriptions de la Liste Royale Sumérienne
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Mesopotamia clusterSumer, Akkad, Babylon, Assyria: writing, law codes, Fertile Crescent empires.
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2500 BCE
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2100 BCE
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1792 BCE
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3000 BCE
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Sack of Babylon by Hittite King Mursili I
1595 BCE
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Collapse of the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate Period
2181 BCE
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Erection of the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza
2560 BCE
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Reunification of Egypt by Mentuhotep II (Middle Kingdom)
2055 BCE