Cultures of Ancient Civilizations Timeline By erichey Period: 3300 BCE to 3050 BCE Early Bronze I Period: 3050 BCE to 2300 BCE Early Bronze II-III Period: 3000 BCE to 2686 BCE Early Dynastic Period (EGYPT) Period: 2686 BCE to 2160 BCE Old Kingdom (EGYPT) Period: 2334 BCE to 2154 BCE Akkad Dynasty (MESOP) Period: 2300 BCE to 2000 BCE Early Bronze IV/Middle Bronze 1 Period: 2160 BCE to 2055 BCE Intermediate Period 1 (EGYPT) Period: 2112 BCE to 2004 BCE Third Dynasty of Ur III (MESOP) Period: 2055 BCE to 1650 BCE Middle Kingdom (EGYPT) Period: 2000 BCE to 1800 BCE Middle Bronze IIA Period: 1894 BCE to 1595 BCE First Dynasty of Babylon (MESOP) Period: 1750 BCE to 1550 BCE Middle Bronze IIB-C Period: 1650 BCE to 1550 BCE Intermediate Period 2 (EGYPT) Period: 1650 BCE to 1500 BCE Old Kingdom (HITTITE) Period: 1550 BCE to 1069 BCE New Kingdom (EGYPT) Period: 1550 BCE to 1400 BCE Late Bronze I Period: 1500 BCE to 1420 BCE Middle Kingdom (HITTITE) Period: 1420 BCE to 1200 BCE Empire (Hittite) Period: 1400 BCE to 1200 BCE Late Bronze IIA-B Period: 1374 BCE to 1155 BCE Kassite Dynasty of Babylon (MESOP) Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE Iron IA Period: 1150 BCE to 1000 BCE Iron IB Period: 1114 BCE to 612 BCE Neo-Assyrian Empire (MESOP) Period: 1069 BCE to 715 BCE Intermediate Period 3 (EGYPT) Period: 1000 BCE to 922 BCE United Monarchy (ISRAEL) Period: 1000 BCE to 925 BCE Iron IIA Period: 925 BCE to 720 BCE Iron IIB 922 BCE Division of Israel from Judah Period: 922 BCE to 722 BCE Divided Monarchy (ISRAEL 721 BCE Fall of Samaria Period: 721 BCE to 586 BCE Judean Monarchy (ISRAEL) Period: 720 BCE to 586 BCE Iron IIC Period: 715 BCE to 332 BCE Late Period (EGYPT) Period: 626 BCE to 539 BCE Neo-Babylonian Empire (MESOP) 586 BCE Fall of Jerusalem Period: 586 BCE to 536 BCE Babylonian Exile (ISRAEL) Period: 586 BCE to 536 BCE Iron III Period: 559 BCE to 330 BCE Persian Empire (MESOP) Period: 536 BCE to 330 BCE Persian Rule of Yehud Period: 536 BCE to 330 BCE Persian Period 515 BCE 2nd Jerusalem Temple 323 BCE Alexander the Great Dies