A General Timeline of the Ancient Period

3000 BC: The Egyptian and Mesopotamian Civilizations are firmly established. 

2540 BC: The Great Pyramid is built in Egypt

2200 BC: The oldest known Egyptian story is written 

1446 BC: The Exodus is believed to occurred

966 BC: The Temple is build in Jerusalem

931 BC: The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah are created

852 BC: Moab, a vessel of Israel rebels

722 BC: The Kingdom of Israel falls to the Assyrians 

701 BC: Judah faces the threat of destruction from the Assyrian empire

612 BC: Nineveh falls to Babylon; ending the Assyrian Empire

586 BC: The Kingdom of Judah ends with the fall of Jerusalem by the Babylonians 
               The Temple is also destroyed having stood for 380 years

539 BC: Babylon is invaded by the Persians