c. 32nd century BCE★★★★★
Cuneiform writing emerges in Sumer
The Sumerians of Mesopotamia develop cuneiform, one of humanity's earliest writing systems, first used for economic record-keeping.
CultureTechnology· Iraq
Timeline
3 events32nd century BCE
8th century
- 762★★★★★
Founding of Baghdad
Caliph al-Mansur builds the 'Round City' of Baghdad as the Abbasid capital; it soon becomes one of the world's largest cities.
PoliticsCulture· Iraq
9th century
- c. 830s★★★★★
House of Wisdom in Baghdad
Under Caliph al-Ma'mun the House of Wisdom becomes a centre of translation and scholarship, preserving and extending Greek, Persian and Indian learning.
ScienceCulture· Iraq