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| c. 3100 BC |
| | Writing is developed, at Sumer, as cuneiform script on clay tablets | |
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| 3100 BC |
| | The invention of writing marks the transition, in academic terms, from prehistory to history | |
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| c. 3000 BC |
| | The lever is in use in both Mesopotamia and Egypt | |
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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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