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C. 3000 BCE
The Canaanites settle in the ancient land known as Canaan.
C. 1175 BCE:
The Philistines
found Philistia
C. 1050 BCE:
The Israelites establish the Kingdom of Israel.
732 BCE
The Assyrians invade the Kingdom of Israel.
604 BCE
The Babylonians invade Philistia.
593 BCE
The Persian Empire conquers the Babylonian Empire.
332 BCE
Alexander the Great takes over Palestine.
63 BCE
Romans troops
occupy Palestine.
1099 CE
European forces capture Jerusalem during the First Crusade.
1517
Palestine becomes part of the Ottoman Empire.
1917
Britain rules over Palestine for the next 30 years.
1948
The modern state of Israel is created after the War of 1948.
1967
The War of 1967 begins and
lasts six days.
1987
Palestinians rise up during the First Intifada.
1993
The first Oslo Accords is signed in Washington, DC.
1995
The second Oslo Accords is signed in Egypt.