DATE-BC EVENT
1375 BC to 600 BC
1375
Judges begin to rule Israel
Egyptian King Tutankhamen dies, is buried inside an immense treasure- laden tomb
Silk fabrics manufactured in China
1209
Deborah becomes Israel’s Judge
Labor strike in Thebes; first Chinese dictionary
Destruction of Troy during Trojan
1102
Samuel born
1085
Samuel becomes Israel’s Judge
1046
Saul becomes Israel’s first king
1010
David becomes Israel’s king
City or Peking built;
Greek theology fully developed;
California Indians build wood-reed houses;
Chinese Mathematics utilizes root multiplication, geometry, proportions, and theory of motion;
Glazing of bricks and tiles begins in Near East
970
Solomon becomes Israel’s king
959
Temple in Jerusalem completed
Gold vessels and jewelry popular in Northern Europe
930
Kingdom of Israel divides
900
Celts invade Britain;
Assyrians invent inflatable skins for soldiers to cross-rivers
875
Elijah prophesies in Israel
874
Ahab becomes Israel’s king
850
Evidence of highly developed metal and stone sculptures in Africa
848
Elijah prophesies in Israel
835
Joash becomes Israel’s king
Founding of Cartage, a Phoenician trading post
Development of caste system in India;
Babyloian and Chinese astronomers understand planetary movements;
Spoked wheels used in Europe;
Homer writes Iliad and Odyssey;
Ice skating a popular sport in northern Europe
793
Jonah becomes a prophet
First known date of Olympic games
Traditional date for founding of the city of Rome
Hosea becomes a prophet
Earliest music notation written in ancient Greece;
Celts introduce plow to Britain
Israel invaded by Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria
740
Isaiah becomes a prophet
Israel (northern kingdom) falls
Hezekiah becomes Judah’s king
701
Jerusalem besieged by Sennacherib of Assyria
False teeth invented in Italy
Japan established as a nation
Soldering of iron invented
Horse racing first held at 33rd Olympic Games
640
Josiah becomes Judah’s king
Jeremiah becomes a prophet
Assyrian capital of Nineveh destroyed
605
Daniel taken captive to Babylon
Temple of Diana built in Ephesus
– one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
*Dates are best estimates
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