2nd millennium BC

Millennia - Millennium in Review 2nd millennium BC

3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC

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

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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 developped caste system
• Horse domesticaded
• Chinese record a comet

Significant persons:

• pharaons Akhenaton and Rameses II
• Salmanaser unify Assyria (1276)
• Saul king of the Jewish