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Date	Event
10000 BC
10000 bc	Development of intensive flock management in Zagros Mountains [Iraq]
7500 BC
7500 bc	First manufacture of textiles in the Middle East using flax
1800 BC
1800 bc	Earliest prohibitions against pork among shepherd tribes in Middle East
1200 BC
1200 bc	c. 1200-1100; Judaism established in Palestine
1200 bc	c. 1200-1100; Hebrews begin to settle in Canaan
1006 BC
1006 bc	c. 1006-965; David becomes king of Israel and conquers Jerusalem
957 BC
957 bc	Solomon builds first Jewish temple in Jerusalem
850 BC
850 bc	c. 850; Medes migrate into Iran [Persian Empire]
587 BC
587 bc	Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon destroys Jerusalem; Babylonian Captivity of the Jews begins
539 BC
539 bc	Babylonian empire conquered by Cyrus the Great of Persia
312 BC
312 bc	Seleucus establishes Seleucid Empire in Mesopotamia
167 BC
167 bc	Mattahias the Hasmonian begins Maccabean Revolt against Seleucid rule in Judea
165 BC
165 bc	Judas Maccabeaus restores the Temple of Jerusalem
144 BC
144 bc	Mithridates I of Parthia conquers Babylonia, Media, and Persia [Persian Empire]
142 BC
142 bc	Simon Maccabeus creates Hasmonean Dynasty in Judea; Independent Jewish state until 63 BCE
37 BC
37 bc	Herod the Great confirmed as King of Judaea
4 BC
4 bc	c. 4; Approximate date of the birth of Jesus [Israel]
27
27	c. 27; Jesus is baptized and begins ministry
30
30	c. 30; Crucifixion and death of Jesus [Israel]
70
7 September 70	Roman army under Titus captures Jerusalem and destroys Jewish Temple [Rome]
132
132	c. 132-135; Jewish Rebellion in Jerusalem
622
16 July 622	Muhammad forced to flee Mecca for Medina; Becomes basis for Islamic tradition of the hijra [Saudi Arabia]
630
630	Muhammad returns to Mecca with the Koran
632
7 June 632	Muhammad dies; Abu Bakr becomes caliph in Medina
634
23 August 634	Abu Bakr dies; Umar becomes caliph
636
15 August 636	Battle of Yarmuk; Islamic forces under Khalid ibn al-Walid conquer Syria and Palestine
637
637	Islamic armies invade Mesopotamia
638
638	Islamic forces capture Jerusalem
641

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Date	Event
10000 BC
10000 bc	Development of intensive flock management in Zagros Mountains [Iraq]
7500 BC
7500 bc	First manufacture of textiles in the Middle East using flax
1800 BC
1800 bc	Earliest prohibitions against pork among shepherd tribes in Middle East
1200 BC
1200 bc	c. 1200-1100; Judaism established in Palestine
1200 bc	c. 1200-1100; Hebrews begin to settle in Canaan
1006 BC
1006 bc	c. 1006-965; David becomes king of Israel and conquers Jerusalem
957 BC
957 bc	Solomon builds first Jewish temple in Jerusalem
850 BC
850 bc	c. 850; Medes migrate into Iran [Persian Empire]
587 BC
587 bc	Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon destroys Jerusalem; Babylonian Captivity of the Jews begins
539 BC
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