MIDDLE EAST – 3500BC – 3500BC

Farming^[1]http://www.timemaps.com/farming has been established for thousands of years in the Middle East, and in the river valleys of ancient Mesopotamia^[2]http://www.timemaps.com/history/iraq-3500bc the first true civilization in world history of mankind is appearing, that of the Sumerians.

The Sumerians^[3]http://www.timemaps.com/ancient-mesopotamia-history#2 live in large communities of many thousands of people – the first cities. Along with many other advances they are developing the techniques of writing, on which most future human progress will depend.

A second civilization is also beginning to emerge, that of Ancient Egypt^[4]http://www.timemaps.com/history/ancient-egypt-3500bc in the Nile Valley.