1400 [E] 1359(?)--Dynasty XIX. begins. Seti I. powerful ruler and conqueror. Rameses II., "Pharaoh of the Oppression"(?). Merenepthah, "Pharaoh of the Exodus"(?). Decline of Egyptian power. Rameses III., date unknown. [C] c. 1330 Moses. [D] About 1330(?) begins the Oppression of the Israelites under Dynasty XIX. in Egypt. About the same time 1330(?) Moses was born. All the dates of this period are uncertain. [F] 1300(?)--Shalmaneser I., King of Assyria, begins conquests. Calah becomes capital. 1300 [F] 1290(?)--Tukulti-ninib, King of Assyria, conquers Babylon; but it soon regains its independence. Babylonian Kingdom declining in power. [C] 1260--Joshua. [A] 1250-1050--III. PERIOD OF THE ISRAELITE PEOPLE. [B] 1250-1210--WANDERING. [D] 1250(?)--The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. End of the Sojourn; Beginning of the History of Israel as a People. Death of Moses. [H] 1235--Theseus, King of Athens. [H] 1233--Carthage founded. [B] 1210-1180--CONQUEST. [D] 1210(?)--The Israelites enter the Land of Canaan, and begin the Conquest of Canaan. Battle of Beth-horon, 1210(?). [F] 1207-1075--Dynasty of Isin in Babylon; wars between Assyria and Babylonia; continued decline of Babylonia and rise of Assyria. [H] 1200--Dorian migration into Greece. 1200 [H] 1193--Trojan war begins. [B] 1180-1020--Rule of the Judges [D] 1180(?)--Death of Joshua. [D] 1170(?)--Age of the Judges in Israel begins. [C] c. 1170. Othniel, Judge. [C] c. 1130. Gideon, Judge. [D] 1130--Gideon ruling in Israel. [H] 1120-626 B.C. ASSYRIAN EMPIRE [F] 1120-1090--Tiglath-pileser I., the first great king of Assyria, conqueror over many lands. THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE begins. [H] 1122--Chow dynasty reigning in China. [C] c. 1100. Jephthah, Judge. 1100 [E] 1089(?)--Dynasty XXI. begins; a line of kings of foreign race who obtained control in Egypt. [C] 1080--Samuel, Judge. [D] 1080--Samuel, the last of the Judges. [H] 1070--Codrus; last king of Athens. [A] 1050-587--IV. PERIOD OF ISRAELITE KINGDOM [B] 1050-925--UNITY [C] c. 1050. Saul, King. [D] 1050--Coronation of Saul, King of Israel. [H] 1015--Minos gives laws in Crete. [C] c. 1010. David, King. [D] 1010--David King over Judah. [D] 1003--David King over Israel. 1000 [D] 990--David conquers Syria, Moab, and Edom. [C] 970. Solomon, King. [D] 970--Solomon, King of Israel, Syria, Moab, and Edom. [B] 935-721--DIVISION [C] KINGS OF ISRAEL. KINGS OF JUDAH. 935. Jeroboam. 935. Rehoboam. [D] 935--Division of the Kingdom. Jeroboam, King of Ten Tribes (Israel). Rehoboam, King of Judah. [E] 925--Shishak, King of Egypt, invades Judah, and takes many cities. [E] 900(?)--Zerah, the Ethiopian (Osorkon II.), invades Egypt.