1900s Middle Kingdom
c. 2025 City-state of Assur is established by Puzur-Ashur I and will grow into the Assyrian empire.
1800sMiddle Kingdom
Abraham travels to Egypt during a famine in Canaan
1700sMiddle Kingdom
Old Assyrian Empire 1800-1375Shamshi-Adad 1749-1717 rev. from Eshunna
Mari-Larsa-Babylon coalition
Qatna-Assur-Eshunna-Elam
Hammurabi 1728-1686 writes his Code of laws as Priest-King of Babylon during a 43 year reign within the 6th Dynasty.ca. 1720 Hyksos establish Avaris (Tanis) in eastern Nile Delta.
1600sMiddle Kingdom / 2nd Intermediate Period
15th dynasty of Egypt (1650-1550)
Hyksos dominated vassal chiefs of the 16th dynasty (1684-1567).
Hurrians migrate from Lake Van into Syria
1500s|
2nd Intermediate Period / New Kingdom Thebess waged war on Hyksos. Apepi (c.1600 to 1560) allies with Kushites of Nubia against Theban Kings Tao and Kamose. He def. Tao, but was confined to Avaris by Kamose. |
Mitanni c.1600–1260 were a Hurrian-speaking state in northern Syria Hittite Mursili I sacks Babylon in 1531 |
1400s|
New Kingdom Tuthmosis I 1504-1492 raids Hurrians c. 1500  Hatshepsut 1473-1458 becomes the 1st Queen of EgyptTuthmosis III 1479-1425 crosses Euphrates 1450 Hurrians & Mitanni repel Egypt to Palestine Hittites revive power |
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1300sNew Kingdom
  Akhenaten promotes monotheism of the sun god Aten with his Queen Nefertiti 1351–1334 BC
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Kassite Kingdom of Babylon c. 1530-1160 Middle Assyrian Empire 1375-1070 |
1200sNew Kingdom
 Ramesses II claims victory over Hittites in earliest military history at Battle of Kadesh 1274Moses leads Exodus from Egypt c.1220 |
1100sNew Kingdom
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Phoenicians colonize the Mediterranean Sea 1200-800 c.1175 Sea Peoples (Philistines) raid palestine and establish city-states in Gaza.1160 Babylon sacked by Elamites Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon 1137-Joshua crosses the Jordan River and leads the 12 Tribes into the promised land (Canaan). |
1000s New Kingdom / 3rd Intermediate Period|
Judges of Israel act as leaders before the monarchy. Middle Assyrian Empire 1375-1070 Tiglath-Pileser I 1112-1070Mitanni Samuel c.1070-1012 annointed David as king of Israel after Saul failed to destroy all the Amalekites |
