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1900 BCE
The Hebrews Become a Distinct People
When Abraham led the Hebrews away from Mesopotamia. This event begins the Hebrew Bible giving them their first piece of identity. -
1780 BCE
Hammurabi's Law Code
It was the first time that law was written out. This allowed for the law to be the same throughout the kingdom. -
1300 BCE
Phoenicians Create a Syllabic Alphabet
The Phoenicians created the first syllabic alphabet. This made it much easier for the everyday peasant to be literate. -
1207 BCE
Hebrews Escape Enslavement in Egypt
After the Hebrews escape their enslavement in Egypt they go and settle in Israel creating the Kingdoms of Isreal and Judah. -
1200 BCE
Collapse of the Bronze Age
This period led to the end of all of the major empires in the bronze of which many would not recover. This would change the geopolitical dynamic of the known world up to that point. -
1100 BCE
Beginning of Iron Age
The first time iron tools were first used for both agricultural and military means. -
880 BCE
The Assyrian Kingdom Begins its Conquests
The Assyrian Kingdom conquers Mesopitama and Caanan. Here they will begin to oppress contoured peoples for the first time in history. -
650 BCE
First Use of Currency
The Kingdom of Lydia used lumps of gold and silver that had the same weight as currency. They would refer to this currency as shekels. -
609 BCE
Fall of the Assyrian Empire
With the fall of the Assyrian Empire, there is a large power vacuum that is left in Messopimia, Caanan, and Egyptian regions. -
538 BCE
Persia Conquers the Neo-Babylonian Empire
This ends Mesopotamian dominance as they will no longer be a major player in geopolitics. King Cyrus the Great of Persia also lets all enslaved people of Babylon return home, which leads to the Hebrews to beginning the Jewish diaspora.