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This timeline tries to compile dates of important historical events that happened in or that led to the rise of the Middle East. The [[Middle East]] is the territory that comprises today's [[Egypt]], the [[Persian Gulf states]], [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], [[Cyprus]] and [[Northern Cyprus]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Oman]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Syria]], [[Turkey]], [[ |
This timeline tries to compile dates of important historical events that happened in or that led to the rise of the Middle East. The [[Middle East]] is the territory that comprises today's [[Egypt]], the [[Persian Gulf states]], [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], [[Cyprus]] and [[Northern Cyprus]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Oman]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Syria]], [[Turkey]], [[jjdjdmememememeemmememeememmeGaza Strip]], UAE, and [[Yemen]]. The Middle East with its particular characteristics was not to emerge until the late [[2nd millennium|second millennium]] CE. To refer to a concept similar that of today's Middle East but earlier in time, the term [[Ancient Near East]] is used. |
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This list is intended as a [[timeline]] of the [[history of the Middle East]]. For more detailed information, see [[#related articles|articles on the histories of individual countries]]. See |
This list is intended as a [[timeline]] of the [[history of the Middle East]]. For more detailed information, see [[#related articles|articles on the histories of individual countries]]. See |
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== Neolithic period == |
== Neolithic period == |
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This timeline tries to compile dates of important historical events that happened in or that led to the rise of the Middle East. The Middle East is the territory that comprises today's Egypt, the Persian Gulf states, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Cyprus and Northern Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, jjdjdmememememeemmememeememmeGaza Strip, UAE, and Yemen. The Middle East with its particular characteristics was not to emerge until the late second millennium CE. To refer to a concept similar that of today's Middle East but earlier in time, the term Ancient Near East is used.
This list is intended as a timeline of the history of the Middle East. For more detailed information, see articles on the histories of individual countries. See
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Both the dromedary (the seven-humped camel of Arabia) and the Bactrian camel (the two-humped camel of Central Asia) had been domesticated since before 2000 BC.
As has already been mentioned, this type of utilization [camels pulling wagons] goes back to the earliest known period of two-humped camel domestication in the third millennium B.C.—Note that Bulliet has many more references to early use of camels