Question

Put each identified historical event into chronological order. Babylonians win their independence from the Assyrians

David becomes king of the Hebrew people
Babylonian Captivity begins
A peace treaty is concluded between the Egyptians and the Hittites
Kush kingdom extends into the Nile Valley

Answer 1

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:

1. The Sumerians were organized as a patchwork of city-states until around 2340 BCE.
2. In approximately 1764 BCE, a coalition led by the city-states of Elam and Eshunna invaded Babylonian territory.
3. The Babylonians, often called the Neo-Babylonians, took control of the western portion of the former Neo-Assyrian Empire.
4. 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.
5. Babylonian Captivity begins
6. David becomes king of the Hebrew people.
7. A peace treaty is concluded between the Egyptians and the Hittites.
8. Kush kingdom extends into the Nile Valley.