Dates Flashcards
1300’s BC
Moses leads the Israelites out of Egpyt
1200’s BC
The Israelites arrive in Israel
1020 BC
Saul is named the first king of Israel
1000’s BC
David becomes king of Israel
922 BC
Israel splits into two nations: Israel in the north and Judah in the south
722 BC
Assyrians conquer the Northern Kingdom
586 BC
Nebuchadnezzar II and Babylon conquers Judah & destroys the temple
539 BC
King Cyrus and the Persians defeat Babylon
538 BC
Exiles return from Babylon
516 BC
Second Temple is constructed
322 BC
Alexander the Great and the Greeks conquer Israel, Persia, and Egypt
167 BC
Maccabean revolt brings independence to the Jews
63 BC
Pompey and Rome conquer Israel
48 BC
Julius Caesar defeats Pompey
27 BC
Caesar Augustus named the first emperor of Roman Empire