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B.C.
1600 Hittites invented iron forged weapons and many siege tactics
1595 Hittites ended the Old Babylonian Empire (lasted 400 years)
1570 Hyksos expelled from Egypt;
1570 Amose I founds 18th dynasty
1570 Beginning of New Kingdom
1570 Temple of Amun at Karnak begins
1548 Amenhotep I becomes pharaoh of Egypt
1548 Hebrew midwives ordered to destroy all Hebrew male children
1528 Thutmose I becomes pharaoh;
1528 All newborn Hebrew males are to be cast into the Nile River
1525 Moses is born
1510 Thutmose II becomes pharaoh
1504 Hatshepsut becomes pharaoh
1500 Mohenjo-Daro in Indus Valley is destroyed