| The Biblical Period |
| 2000-1700
BCE (approx) |
The Patriarchs:
Abraham, Isaac & Jacob |
| 1700-1250
BCE (approx) |
Slavery in Egypt |
| 1250
BCE (approx) |
Exodus from
Egypt |
1220-1020
|
Tribal Confederation rules Canaan
|
1020
BCE (approx)
|
Monarchy established under Saul
|
1004
|
Founding
of First Commonwealth (under David)
|
1000
BCE
|
Solomon Builds
Temple in Jerusalem |
| 928-726
BCE |
Divided
Kingdoms (Israel & Judah) |
|
|
Northern
Kingdom (Israel) Falls |
|
|
The
Destruction of the First Temple, Judah Falls |
| 586-538
BCE |
Babylonian Exile |
| The Second Temple Period |
| 515 BCE |
Second Temple Completed Under Persians |
| 311 BCE |
Alexander the Great Conquers Israel |
| 167-135 BCE |
Hasmonean Period |
63
BCE
|
Roman
Rule
|
| 66-72 CE |
The Great Revolt |
| 70 CE
|
The Destruction of the 2nd Temple |
| The Talmudic Period |
| 135 |
Bar Kokhba
Revolt |
| 200 |
Mishnah Compiled |
| 425
(approx) |
Palestinian
Talmud Completed |
| 550
(approx) |
Babylonian
Talmud Completed |
| The Medieval Period |
| 632-680 |
The Islamic
Conquests |
| 1095 |
First Crusade;
Jews Massacred across Europe |
099
|
Crusaders
Capture Jerusalem, Massacre Jews and Muslims
|
| 1240 |
Paris Disputation
& Burning of Talmud |
| 1290 |
Jews Expelled
from England |
1392
|
Jews
Expelled from France
|
| 1492 |
Expulsion of the
Jews from Spain following century of Inquisition
|
| 1516 |
First Ghetto in
Venice |
| The Modern Period |
1517-1917
|
Ottoman/Turkish
rule of Palestine
|
| 1791 |
Jews Granted French Citizenship |
| 1878 |
Petah Tikvah (first Jewish settlement in modern Palestine)
|
| 1881 |
Pogroms in E. Europe spur massive migration to North America |
| 1897 |
First Zionist Congress |
1917
|
Britain
Conquers Palestine and rules until 1948
|
| 1933-1945 |
The Holocaust |
| 1948 |
Creation of the State of Israel |