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| c. 3000 BC |
| | | Potters in Mesopotamia turn their pots on wheels | |
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| c. 3000 BC |
| | | The ass, until now roaming wild from northeast Africa to Mesopotamia, is domesticated in Egypt | |
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| c. 3000 BC |
| | | The earliest known currency, consisting of gold bars, is in use in Egypt and Mespotamia | |
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| c. 2800 BC |
| | | Objects are cast in bronze, at Ur in Mesopotamia - introducing what is later called the Bronze Age | |
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| c. 2800 BC |
| | | The harp and the lyre are in use as musical instruments in Mesopotamia | |
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| c. 2500 BC |
| | | The treasures found in the royal cemetery at Ur include a depiction of soldiers in copper helmets, armed with battleaxes | |
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| c. 2500 BC |
| | | Some ninety royal servants, including soldiers, grooms and female musicians, are buried alive in the tomb of a royal couple at Ur | |
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| c. 2500 BC |
| | | Enuma Elish, the Babylonian creation story, spreads in oral form | |
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| c. 2500 BC |
| | | The ruling family of Ur plays a board game which appears to be the same as modern backgammon | |
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| c. 2400 BC |
| | | The rich trading city of Mari, on the Euphrates, is an important centre in northern Mesopotamia | |
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