Kingdoms and Empires of the Near East
1. ca. 1200 B.C.E.
-------- Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire “Bronze Age collapse”; end of the Hittite Empire Cyrus the Great conquers the Medes and consolidates the Persian Empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Kushite dynasty established in Egypt Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Kingdom of Judah destroyed by the Neo-Babylonians
2. ca. 965– 925 B.C.E.
-------- Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire “Bronze Age collapse”; end of the Hittite Empire Cyrus the Great conquers the Medes and consolidates the Persian Empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Kushite dynasty established in Egypt Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Kingdom of Judah destroyed by the Neo-Babylonians
3. 911- 609 B.C.E.
-------- Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire “Bronze Age collapse”; end of the Hittite Empire Cyrus the Great conquers the Medes and consolidates the Persian Empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Kushite dynasty established in Egypt Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Kingdom of Judah destroyed by the Neo-Babylonians
4. 727 B.C.E.
-------- Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire “Bronze Age collapse”; end of the Hittite Empire Cyrus the Great conquers the Medes and consolidates the Persian Empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Kushite dynasty established in Egypt Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Kingdom of Judah destroyed by the Neo-Babylonians
5. 722 B.C.E.
-------- Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire “Bronze Age collapse”; end of the Hittite Empire Cyrus the Great conquers the Medes and consolidates the Persian Empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Kushite dynasty established in Egypt Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Kingdom of Judah destroyed by the Neo-Babylonians
6. 626– 539 B.C.E.
-------- Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire “Bronze Age collapse”; end of the Hittite Empire Cyrus the Great conquers the Medes and consolidates the Persian Empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Kushite dynasty established in Egypt Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Kingdom of Judah destroyed by the Neo-Babylonians
7. 587 B.C.E.
-------- Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire “Bronze Age collapse”; end of the Hittite Empire Cyrus the Great conquers the Medes and consolidates the Persian Empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Kushite dynasty established in Egypt Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Kingdom of Judah destroyed by the Neo-Babylonians
8. 550 B.C.E.
-------- Neo-Assyrian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire “Bronze Age collapse”; end of the Hittite Empire Cyrus the Great conquers the Medes and consolidates the Persian Empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Kushite dynasty established in Egypt Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Kingdom of Judah destroyed by the Neo-Babylonians