Old Testament History vs. World History

How do these biblical dates (of the kingdom of Israel) overlap with other key historical events that are not captured in the Bible or specific to the nation of Israel?

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3100 BC: First Dynasty of Egypt

2100 BC: The life of Abraham

• Glass was first made by the Mesopotamians .

• Ethyl alcohol was discovered as a drug for pain alleviation.

• Native Americans immigrated to North America from northern Asia.

• Stonehenge was built in England.

1900 BC: Joseph was sold into Slavery

• Invention of the spoked wheel.

• Horses first used to pull vehicles.

• Code of Hammurabi composed (1750 BC).

1500 BC: The life of Moses

• Sundials first used in Egypt.

• Sun Pyramid built in Mexico.

• Vedas (Hindu scripture) composed

1000 BC: The life of King David

• City of Peking (now Beijing) China founded.

• Wood-reed houses built by Native Americans in California.

• Celts invade Britain (900 BC).

• Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey written (~890 BC).

740 BC: The life of Isaiah

• First known date of Olympics (776 BC).

• Founding of Rome (753 BC).

• False teeth invented in Italy.

586 BC: Judah falls to Babylon

• Gautama Buddha born in India (563 BC).

• Confucius born in China (551 BC).

• First public Libraries in Athens, Greece (520 BC).

• Socrates born (~470 BC).

445 BC: Nehemiah rebuilds Jerusalem

• Parthenon construction begins in Athens (448 BC).

• Plato born (427 BC).

430 BC: The life of Malachi

• Aristotle born (384 BC).

• First sections of the Great Wall of China built (215 BC).