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Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt:
1300 BC
Jericho
 Map showing the location of Jericho
Map showing the location of Jericho
Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt:
1300 BC
Bethel
 Israelites in Cannan
Israelites in Cannan

 
Age of Metals:
4000 BC - 1500 BC
Anyang:
Bronz Fang Ding From Anyang
Bronz Fang Ding From Anyang
Age of Metals:
4000 BC - 1500 BC
Gades:
Copper Arrowheads were found near Gades, Spain
Copper Arrowheads were found near Gades, Spain
Age of Metals:
4000 BC - 1500 BC
Gades:
Indian Bronz Age Anthropomorph Figure, 1500-1300 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art
Indian Bronz Age Anthropomorph Figure, 1500-1300 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art

 
Earliest Writing Systems - Sumer:
4000 BC - 1500 BC
Sidon, Tyre, & Bybos:
 Phoenician Traders in Bybos, Sidon and Tyre developed a writing system to record their transactions that shows similarities with the Greek and Roman alphabets
Phoenician Traders in Bybos, Sidon and Tyre developed a writing system to record their transactions that shows similarities with the Greek and Roman alphabets
Earliest Writing Systems - Sumer:
4000 BC - 1500 BC
Memphis:
 Egyptian hieroglyphics, developed during the Archaic period (3000 - 2650 BC) in cities like Memphis
Egyptian hieroglyphics, developed during the Archaic period (3000 - 2650 BC) in cities like Memphis
Earliest Writing Systems - Sumer:
4000 BC - 1500 BC
Babylon:
 Sumerians invented cuneiform 3,000 BC using pictorial symbols, schematic symbols, word signs and then syllables in cities
Sumerians invented cuneiform 3,000 BC using pictorial symbols, schematic symbols, word signs and then syllables in cities
Earliest Writing Systems - Sumer:
4000 BC - 1500 BC
Harappa:
 Evidence of Early Writing, Harappa Indus Valley
Evidence of Early Writing, Harappa Indus Valley
Earliest Writing Systems - Sumer:
4000 BC - 1500 BC
Banbo:
 Asian writing dates from the early Shang dynasty and consisted of prayers written as pictographs and ideographs scratched on bone or shell
Asian writing dates from the early Shang dynasty and consisted of prayers written as pictographs and ideographs scratched on bone or shell

 

 
Hammurabi Code:
1750 BC
Babylon:
 Detail of Hammurabi Code in Cuneiform
Detail of Hammurabi Code in Cuneiform
Hammurabi Code:
1750 BC
Ur:
 Ziggurat remain at Ur
Ziggurat remain at Ur

 
Elements of Hinduism Emerge:
1500 BC
Harappa
 Harappan pictograph writing
Harappan pictograph writing

 
Elements of Hinduism Emerge:
1500 BC
Mohenjo-Daro:
 Mohenjo-daro Ruins
Harappan pictograph writing
Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt:
1300 BC
Memphis
 Treatment of slaves while the Hebrews were in captivity
Treatment of slaves while the Hebrews were in captivity
Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt:
1300 BC
Succoth
 The ford of Admah near Succoth
The ford of Admah near Succoth
Age of Metals:
4000 BC - 1500 BC
Nineveh:
Ancient Assyrian bell from the ruins of Nineveh
Ancient Assyrian bell from the ruins of Nineveh
Age of Metals:
4000 BC - 1500 BC
Kanesh:
Female figurine made of lead, Kanesh, Assyrian, Colony of Anatolia
Female figurine made of lead, Kanesh, Assyrian, Colony of Anatolia