A fractured world: 1600-1550 BC
The rise of the great powers: 1550-1500 BC
The birth of empires: 1500-1400 BC
Power and prestige: 1400-1300 BC
Empires collide: 1300-1200 BC
Collapse and transformation: 1200-1100 BC
The threat of chaos: 1100-1000 BC
Survival and revival: 1000-900 BC
Expanding horizons: 900-800 BC
Stability and change: 800-700 BC
From Babylon to Egypt: 700-600 BC
A world united: 600-500 BC.