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5000 BCE
The Sumer form the first cities in Ancient Mesopotamia.
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Period: 5000 BCE to 333 BCE
Ancient Mesopotamia
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3300 BCE
The Sumer invent the world's first writing system which is called Cuniform.
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3000 BCE
The Sumerians begin to use mathematics using a number system with the base of 60
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2950 BCE
The Ancient Egyptian civilization begins
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Period: 2950 BCE to 30 BCE
Ancient Egypt
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2575 BCE
The Fourth Dynatsy begins and the Pyramids at Giza and the Sphinx
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2330 BCE
Sargon I of the Akkadians conquers most of the Sumerian Cities and states
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2330 BCE
After the Akkadian Empire the Sumerians took over Mesopotamia again.
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2150 BCE
Egypt splits back into two countries
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1975 BCE
The Pharoah Mentuhotep reunites the two parts of Egypt starting the Middle Kingdom
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1900 BCE
The Assyrians rise to power
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1792 BCE
Hammurabu becomes king of Babylon and establishes the Code of Hammurabi
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1781 BCE
King Shamshi-Adad of the Assyrans dies and the Assyrians are soon taken over by the Babylonians
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1700 BCE
Abraham settles in the land of Israel (Canaan)
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Period: 1700 BCE to 37 BCE
Ancient Israel
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1640 BCE
The Second intermediate period
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1520 BCE
New Kingdom begins
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1500 BCE
Joseph is sold into slavery
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1400 BCE
Hebrew are enslaved by the Egyptians
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1300 BCE
Moses leads the Hebrews out of Egypt
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1225 BCE
The Assyrian Empire once again rises to power
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1200 BCE
The Hebrews arrive in Israel
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1075 BCE
Third Intermediate Period begins
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1020 BCE
Saul is crowned the first King of Israel
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1000 BCE
David becomes the King of Israel
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922 BCE
Israel is split into two nations, Israel and Judah
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653 BCE
Late Period begins
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550 BCE
Cyrus the Great rises to power and the Persian Empire begins
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538 BCE
Cyrus the Great conquers Babylonia and allows the Jewish people to return home
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333 BCE
Alexander the Great takes of the Persian Empire
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305 BCE
Ptolemaic Dynasty begins
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30 BCE
Cleopatra, the last Pharoah dies
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30 BCE
Herod the Great becomes the King of Israel