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Period: 2500 BCE to 2001 BCE
2500 B.C.E.
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2350 BCE
Beginning of the Akkadian (Semitic) Empire
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2230 BCE
End of the Akkadian (Semitic) Empire
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2134 BCE
End of the Old Kingdom in Egypt
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2112 BCE
Beginning of the Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian)
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2040 BCE
Beginning of the Middle Kingdom's reign in Egypt
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2004 BCE
End of the Third Dynasty of Ur (Sumerian)
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2000 BCE
Rise of Minoan civilization on Crete; early Greeks arrive in Greece
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2000 BCE
Horses in use spread all over western Asia
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Period: 2000 BCE to 1501 BCE
2000 B.C.E.
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1900 BCE
Beginning of the Old Babylonian (Semitic) Empire
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1800 BCE
Abraham migrated to Canaan
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1750 BCE
Beginning of the Shang dynasty
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1700 BCE
Beginning of the Hittites' domination in Anatolia
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1640 BCE
Beginning of the Hyksos' domination of northern Egypt
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1640 BCE
End of the Middle Kingdom's reign in Egypt
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1600 BCE
End of the Old Babylonian (Semitic) Empire
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1600 BCE
Rise of Mycenaean civilization in Greece
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1532 BCE
End of the Hyksos' domination of northern Egypt
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1532 BCE
Beginning of the New Kingdom
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1500 BCE
Beginning of the Kassite's rule in Mesopotamia
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1500 BCE
Hittites develop iron metallurgy
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Period: 1500 BCE to 1001 BCE
1500 B.C.E.
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1450 BCE
Destruction of Minoan palaces in Crete
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1250 BCE
Beginning of the Israelite occupation of Canaan
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1200 BCE
End of the Hittites' domination in Anatolia
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1200 BCE
Destruction of Hittite kingdom
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1200 BCE
End of the Israelite occupation of Canaan
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1200 BCE
Beginning of the Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece
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1150 BCE
End of the Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece
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1150 BCE
End of the Kassite's rule in Mesopotamia
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1150 BCE
Philistines settle southern coast of Israel
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1045 BCE
End of the Shang dynasty
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1000 BCE
Origin of Celtic culture in Central Europe
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1000 BCE
Initial development of pastoral nomadism
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1000 BCE
Iron metallurgy reaches the Mediterranean
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1000 BCE
Jerusalem made Israelite capital
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Period: 1000 BCE to 501 BCE
1000 B.C.E.
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969 BCE
Hiram of Tyre comes to power
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960 BCE
Solomon builds First Temple
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920 BCE
Division into two kingdoms of Israel and Judah
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911 BCE
Rise of Neo-Assyrian Empire
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814 BCE
Foundation of Carthage
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750 BCE
Kings of Kush control Egypt
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721 BCE
Assyrian conquest of northern kingdom
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712 BCE
Beginning of the Nubian kings' rule in Egypt
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701 BCE
Assyrian humiliation of Tyre
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701 BCE
Assyrian humiliation of Tyre
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700 BCE
Scythians drive out Cimmerians and settle in area north of Black Sea
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671 BCE
Assyrian conquest of Egypt
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660 BCE
End of the Nubian kings' rule in Egypt
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626 BCE
Beginning of the Neo-Babylonian kingdom
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612 BCE
Fall of Assyria
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600 BCE
Iron metallurgy in China
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587 BCE
Capture of Jerusalem
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551 BCE
Beginning of the Life of Confucius
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550 BCE
Beginning of the Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western Mediterranean
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539 BCE
End of the Neo-Babylonian kingdom
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515 BCE
Deportees from Babylon return to Jerusalem
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500 BCE
Celtic elites trade for Mediterranean goods
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500 BCE
Beginning of the Migrations across Europe
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Period: 500 BCE to 250 BCE
500 B.C.E.
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479 BCE
End of the Life of Confucius
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450 BCE
Completion of Hebrew Bible
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450 BCE
Hanno the Phoenician explores West Africa
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440 BCE
Greek historian Herodotus reports on nomadic Scythians
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390 BCE
Celts sack Rome
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356 BCE
Beginning of Lord Shang's bringing of Legalist reforms to Qin state
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338 BCE
End of Lord Shang's bringing of Legalist reforms to Qin state
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300 BCE
End of the Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western Mediterranean
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300 BCE
Beginning of the Kingdom of Meroë
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300 BCE
End of the Migrations across Europe
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300 BCE
Ruler of Chinese state of Zhao equips troops like nomad horsemen
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250 BCE
250 B.C.E.