Were there Assyrians in Mesopotamia in 2000 BC?
yes
Name one other group that was present around that time.
The Sumerians
What is 3100 BC often known as?
the beginning of written history
Who took over Babylon?
the Achaemenid Empire
Was that in 500 AD?
no
When then?
539 BC
Who took the area after that?
Alexander the Great
When?
332 BC
Did he control it until he died?
yes
And what happened then?
it became part of the Greek Seleucid Empire.
Did the Romans ever take over?
yes
Which part?
western parts
Who did they fight with for control?
the Parthians
What later happened to the eastern portion?
it fell to the Sassanid Persians
Who divided the area in 600 AD?
unknown
Who took over Persia in the seventh century?
Muslim
What else did they conquer at that time?
Levant from Byzantines