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Irrigation and agriculture begin in earnest in Mesopotamia. ancient.eu
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The Sumerians built their first temple. ancient.eu
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Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia. ancient.eu
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Priests become the rulers of Mesopotamian cities. ancient.eu
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The Code of Hammurabi: one of the earliest codes of law in the world. ancient.eu
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Destruction of many Canaanite towns hints at a probable invasion of the Israelites into Canaan. ancient.eu
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Saul reigns as the first king of Israel. ancient.eu
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Made Israel a country by reuniting the 12 tribes and made Jerusalem the capital city. Google Images.
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Israel developed into a united kingdom under the leadership of King David. Google Images
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Solomon is king of Israel. ancient.eu
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Solomon builds the first Temple of Jerusalem. ancient.eu
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Israel split into 2 countries called Israel and Judah. Google Images.
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The upper class in Israel, the Northern Kingdom, is exiled by the Assyrians. ancient.eu
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Israel is conquered by Assyria. ancient.eu
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Following the fall of Babylon to the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great in 539 BCE, some Judean exiles returned to Jerusalem, inaugurating the formative period in the development of a distinctive Judahite identity in the province of Yehud Medinata. Wikipedia.org
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The Achaemerid Empire rules in Mesopotamia. ancient.eu
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Alexander the Great conquers Syria and turns toward Egypt. ancient.eu
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Alexander the Great founds Alexandria at the port town of Rhakotis in Egypt. ancient.eu
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It fell to Alexander the Great and his death, it became part of the Greek Seleucid Empire. Wikipedia.org
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Reign of Ptolemy II in Egypt, developement of Library at Alexandria. ancient.eu
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Mesopotamia was under control of the Parthian Empire. Wikipedia.org
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Parthians conquer Mesopotamia. ancient.eu
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Julius Caesar of Rome and Cleopatra VII of Egypt in unofficial alliance. ancient.eu
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Mark Antony of Rome allied with Cleopatra VII of Egypt. ancient.eu
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Death of Cleopatra VII, end of the Ptolemaic line in Egypt. ancient.eu
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Restoration of Alexandria by Emperor Hadrian of Rome. ancient.eu
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Emperor Maximinus Thraxis governor of Mesopotamia. ancient.eu
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Religious strife increases between Christians and other faiths in Alexandria. ancient.eu
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Alexandria is conquered by the Sassanid Persians. ancient.eu
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The Byzantine Christians and Arab Muslims fight for control of Alexandria and Egypt. ancient.eu