the history

Pre-History

3000 B.C. – Sumerian invention of cuneiform written language.
2334 B.C. – Rise of Sargon in the unification of Sumer and Akkad to form the Akkadian Empire.
1813 B.C. – Assyrians become major power under Shamshi-Adad I.
1800 B.C. – Hammurabi begins establishing the Babylonian Empire.
1600 B.C. – The Mycenaen Civilization in Greece comes to power.

1500 B.C. – Expansion of the Egyptian empire into the Near East.
1200 B.C. – Start of Olmec civilization in Mesoamerica.
1047 B.C. – King Saul takes the throne in Israel.
1006 B.C. – King David takes the throne in Israel.
883 B.C. – Assyrians regain power under Ashurnasirpal II.
800 B.C. – Creation of Greek alphabet.
744 B.C. – Tiglath-Pileser III rules Assyria, expands influence in Near East.
722 B.C. – Destruction of Israel by Assyrians under Sargon II.
671 B.C. – Egypt is conquered by the Assyrians.
612 B.C. – Assyria collapses and Babylon rises.
587 B.C. – Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar II destroys Jerusalem, takes Jews captive.
553 B.C. – Death of Zoroaster and Persian Empire makes monotheism official religion.
550 B.C. – Persian Empire is unified under Cyrus II.
522 B.C. – Darius I leads Persian Empire to pinnacle of its power.
509 B.C. – Rome adopts Republican government.
499 B.C. – Initiation of Persian-Greek wars.
457 B.C. – Commencement of the First Peloponnesian War.
431 B.C. – Commencement of the Second Peloponnesian War.
404 B.C. – End of Peloponnesian War.
336 B.C. – Alexander the Great’s rise to power.
332 B.C. – Alexander takes over Palestine and Egypt.
329 B.C. – Alexander reaches India.
323 B.C. – Alexander dies.