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| c. from 1750 BC |
| | | Over many centuries Indo-European tribes (Greeks, Germans, Balts, Italics, Celts) move into new territories throughout western Europe | |
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| c. 1750 BC |
| | | Priests in Babylon make loans from the temple treasure, introducing the concept of banking | |
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| c. 1750 BC |
| | | The Babylonians introduce an important step in the story of arithmetic - the concept of place value in numbers | |
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| c. 1740 BC |
| | | Shamshi-Adad I conquers the rich and ancient kingdom of Mari, and puts on the throne his son Yasmah-Adad | |
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| c. 1728 BC |
| | | Hammurabi inherits the relatively minor kingdom of Babylon | |
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| c. 1728 BC |
| | | Hammurabi begins a programme of conquest and coalition which will vastly extend the Babylonian empire | |
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| c. 1720 BC |
| | | The Code of Hammurabi gives a detailed picture of Babylonian law and society | |
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| c. 1720 BC |
| | | The Code of Hammurabi is the first surviving document to record the law relating to slaves | |
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| c. 1700 BC |
| | | The biblical account suggests that around this period the Hebrews are a captive tribe in Egypt | |
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| c. 1700 BC |
| | | Hammurabi, in the process of winning control over the whole of Mesopotamia, conquers the northern territories of Mari and Ashur | |
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