Ancient Empires in Southwest Asia
1. ca. 3800 B.C.E.
-------- Establishment of first cities in Sumeria Period of the Old Kingdom in Egypt Establishment of Akkadian empire Hammurabi rules Babylon Hittites begin to expand their empire Period of the New Kingdom in Egypt Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Assyrian Empire Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Cyrus the Great consolidates the Persian Empire
2. 2660–2180 B.C.E.
-------- Assyrian Empire Period of the New Kingdom in Egypt Establishment of first cities in Sumeria Hittites begin to expand their empire Cyrus the Great consolidates the Persian Empire Hammurabi rules Babylon Period of the Old Kingdom in Egypt Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Establishment of Akkadian empire
3. ca. 2300 B.C.E.
-------- Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Cyrus the Great consolidates the Persian Empire Period of the Old Kingdom in Egypt Establishment of Akkadian empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Hittites begin to expand their empire Establishment of first cities in Sumeria Period of the New Kingdom in Egypt Hammurabi rules Babylon Assyrian Empire
4. 1792–1750 B.C.E.
-------- Hittites begin to expand their empire Period of the Old Kingdom in Egypt Establishment of Akkadian empire Cyrus the Great consolidates the Persian Empire Period of the New Kingdom in Egypt Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Assyrian Empire Hammurabi rules Babylon Establishment of first cities in Sumeria Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians
5. ca. 1600 B.C.E.
-------- Establishment of first cities in Sumeria Cyrus the Great consolidates the Persian Empire Period of the Old Kingdom in Egypt Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Establishment of Akkadian empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Assyrian Empire Hammurabi rules Babylon Period of the New Kingdom in Egypt Hittites begin to expand their empire
6. ca. 1570–1070 B.C.E.
-------- Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Establishment of first cities in Sumeria Period of the Old Kingdom in Egypt Period of the New Kingdom in Egypt Establishment of Akkadian empire Assyrian Empire Hittites begin to expand their empire Cyrus the Great consolidates the Persian Empire Hammurabi rules Babylon Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians
7. ca. 965–925 B.C.E.
-------- Cyrus the Great consolidates the Persian Empire Period of the Old Kingdom in Egypt Establishment of Akkadian empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Hittites begin to expand their empire Period of the New Kingdom in Egypt Establishment of first cities in Sumeria Assyrian Empire Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Hammurabi rules Babylon
8. ca. 900–612 B.C.E.
-------- Hittites begin to expand their empire Assyrian Empire Period of the Old Kingdom in Egypt Establishment of Akkadian empire Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Hammurabi rules Babylon Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Cyrus the Great consolidates the Persian Empire Establishment of first cities in Sumeria Period of the New Kingdom in Egypt
9. 722 B.C.E.
-------- Hammurabi rules Babylon Establishment of first cities in Sumeria Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Period of the Old Kingdom in Egypt Establishment of Akkadian empire Cyrus the Great consolidates the Persian Empire Hittites begin to expand their empire Period of the New Kingdom in Egypt Assyrian Empire Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians
10. 550 B.C.E.
-------- Period of the New Kingdom in Egypt Hammurabi rules Babylon Period of the Old Kingdom in Egypt Cyrus the Great consolidates the Persian Empire Establishment of Akkadian empire Kingdom of Israel destroyed by the Assyrians Hittites begin to expand their empire Hebrew kingdom ruled by Solomon Assyrian Empire Establishment of first cities in Sumeria