Ancient Mesopotamia
(The Middle East)
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Sumer Conquered by
Akkadian Ruler
Sargon the Great
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At Yahweh's Command
Abraham Leaves Ur for Canaan
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Sumer Conquered by
Hammurabi the Amorite
Babylonian Empire Expands
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Assyria Ends
Babylonian-Amorite
Influence in
Northern Mesopotamia
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Abraham and His Tribes:
Drought Forces Migration
from Canaan to Egypt
(into 400 Years of Slavery)
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Moses Leads Jews
Out of Egyptian Slavery
into 200 Year Fight
for Promised Land
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David
King of Israel
Son of Jesse
Son-in-Law of Saul
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Solomon
King of Israel
Son of David
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United Kingdom of Israel Splits:
Kingdom of Israel
and Kingdom of Judah
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Neo-Assyrian Empire
Emerges in Mesopotamia
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Shalmaneser III
King of Assyria
Son of Assurnasirpal II
Expands Assyrian Empire
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Assyrian Royal Throne Usurped
by Akkadian Tiglath-Pileser III
who Comes to
Dominate the Middle East
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Shalmaneser V
and 10 Lost Tribes of Israel
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Sargon II Brings Empire
to Height of Power
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King of Assyria, Sennacherib
Destroys Babylon
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Esarhaddon
Son of Sennacherib
King of Assyria
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The Medes People Dominate Persia
1st Iranian Kingdom
of Modern-day Iran
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Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria
Son of Esarhaddon
Last Strong Assyrian King
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Ashur-Etil-Ilani, King of Assyria
Son of Ashurbanipal
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Fall of the Assyrian Empire
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Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
King Nabopolassar
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Nebuchadnezzar II
Son of Nabopolassar
Brings Babylon Empire to Its Peak
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King Cyrus the Great
Rises to Power
The Persian Empire Begins
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Cyrus the Great Conquers
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Allows Banished Jews
to Return to Israel
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Cambyses II
King of Persia
Son of Cyrus II
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Darius I
King of Persia
Usurps Royal Throne
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Darius I
King of Persia
Attacks the Greeks
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Xerxes
King of Persia
Son of Darius I
Attacks the Greek
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Alexander the Great
Conquers Egyptian Empire
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The Prophet Muhammad
and the Birth of Islam
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