Final answer:
The historical events in chronological order are: 1. The Sumerians were organized as city-states in about 2340 BCE. 2. Elam and Eshunna invade Babylonian territory in approximately 1764 BCE. 3. The Neo-Babylonians take control of the western portion of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. 4. Hammurabi establishes Babylon as a center of power. After that, the historical events mentioned in the question take place.
Step-by-step explanation:
- The Sumerians were organized as a patchwork of city-states until around 2340 BCE.
- In approximately 1764 BCE, a coalition led by the city-states of Elam and Eshunna invaded Babylonian territory.
- The Babylonians, often called the Neo-Babylonians, took control of the western portion of the former Neo-Assyrian Empire.
- It was during the reign of Hammurabi in the eighteenth century BCE that Babylon rose as a center of power and the administrative capital of a new Mesopotamian empire.
- Babylonian Captivity begins
- David becomes king of the Hebrew people.
- A peace treaty is concluded between the Egyptians and the Hittites.
- Kush kingdom extends into the Nile Valley.