(3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - other millennia)
Centuries: 20th century BC, 19th century BC, 18th century BC, 17th century BC, 16th century BC, 15th century BC, 14th century BC, 13th century BC, 12th century BC, 11th century BC
Events:
- Second dynasty of Babylon
- Hittite empire in Anatolia (1900)
- Civilization in Palestine (1800)
- Captivity of the Israelites in Egypt
- Middle Empire in Egypt (2052-1570)
- Egyptian domination in Palestine and Syria (1600-1360)
- Conquest of Canaan (Palestine) by the Israelites
- Mycenaean Civilizations (1600)
- Athens founded (1235)
- Judaism established (1200)
- Olmec civilization in mesoamerica (1150)
- Fall of Troy (1184)
- Indians developed caste system
- Horse domesticated
- Chinese record a comet
Significant persons:
- pharaohs Akhenaton and Rameses II
- Salmanaser unify Assyria (1276)
- Saul king of the Jewish
