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9000 BCEWild sheep flocks are managed in the Zagros mountains.
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9000 BCECultivation of wild cereals in the Fertile Crescent.
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7700 BCEFirst domesticated wheats in the Fertile Crescent.
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c. 6500 BCECultivation of peas in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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4300 BCEThe rise of the cities by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
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3500 BCEImage of the breed of dog, the Saluki, appears on ceramics as household pet.
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2334 BCE - 2279 BCE
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c. 2300 BCEWide spread production and use of soap.
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2000 BCEDomesticated horses introduced in Mesopotamia.
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c. 2000 BCEBabylon controls Fertile Crescent.
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c. 1900 BCE - c. 1400 BCETrade flourishes between Mesopotamia and other regions.
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1550 BCEThe Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni is founded.
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1500 BCEEgyptian empire extends to the Euphrates.
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1400 BCEAssyria regains its independence.
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1285 BCEPeak of Hittite power.
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1220 BCEBabylon is under Assyrian control.
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1080 BCEAramaeans invade Mesopotamia.
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1000 BCEChaldeans occupy Ur.
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853 BCEBabylonian kings depend on Assyrian military support.
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734 BCEBabylon is captured by Chaldeans.
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729 BCEBabylon is occupied by Assyrians.
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c. 600 BCEAssyrians control the Fertile Crescent.
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c. 539 BCECyrus the Great conquers Babylon; the Fertile Crescent is controlled by the Achaemenid Empire (The First Persian Empire).
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334 BCEAlexander the Great invades and conquers the Fertile Crescent.
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116 CE
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