Primary Urbanization in Mesopotamia

7000 to 3500 BC

Primary Urbanization: 7000-3500 BC

c. 7000 B.C.: Peoples in the Ancient Near East develop agricultureSettled Agriculture Chronology

6,000 BC: Jericho

c. 3500 B.C.: Sumerians settle in Mesopotamia

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