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Oct 13, 722
Assyrians Overrun Israel
The Assyrians overrun the Kingdom of Israel and sent many Israelites to other parts of the Assyrian Empire. These scattered Israelites merged with neighboring people and gradually lost their identity. -
Oct 13, 1200
Irealitrs Emerge
Isrealites emerged as a distinct group of people, organized in tribes, who established a united kingdom known as Isreal. -
Oct 13, 1503
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut was the daughter of the Pharaoh Thutmose l. She married her half brother, who became Pharaoh Thutmose ll. When he died, Hatshepsut assumed the full power of Pharaoh. -
Oct 13, 1567
New Kingdom
A new dynasty of Pharaohs used the new weapons to drive out Hyksos and reunite Egypt. The New Kingdom was established and lasted approximatley from 1567 to 1085 B.C. -
Hittites
The Hittites created their own empire in western Asia and even threatened the power of the Egyptians. the Hittites were the first of the Indo-European peoples to make use of iron. -
Hammurabi Rule
Hammurabi is remembered for his law code, a collection of 282 laws. Many of its ideas were similar to later Israelite codes. -
Middle Kingdom
The old kingdom eventually collapsed =, followed by a period of chaos that lasted anout 150 years. Finally, a new royal dynasty gained control of all Egypt and began the Middle Kingdom. -
King Khufu
The largest and most magnificent of all the pyramids was built under King Khufu constructed at Giza around 2540 B.C., the famous Great Puramid of King Khufu covers 13 acres -
Old Kingdom
Old Kingdom was an age of prosperty and splendor. -
Bronze Age
Nevertheless the widespread use of bronze has led historians to speak of a Bronze Age. -
Cuneiform
Inventing the oldest writng system, cuneiform, which dates from about 3000 B.C. -
Hieroglyphics
Writing in Egypt emerged around 3000 B.C. The Greeks later called this earliest Egyptian writing Hieroglyphics, meaning "priest-carving" or "sacred writing" -
Argicultural Revolution
The growing of crops on a regular basis gave rise to ore permanent settlements.
