19th century BC
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  • Hittite
    Hittites
    The Hittites were a Bronze Age people of Anatolia.They established a kingdom centered at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia c. the 18th century BC. The Hittite empire reached its height c...

     empire in Hattusa
    Hattusa
    Hattusa was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. It was located near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of the Kızıl River ....

    , Anatolia
    Anatolia
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    .
  • 1900 BC: Proto-Greek invasions of Greece
    Greece
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    .
  • c. 1900 BC: Minoan
    Minoan civilization
    The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. It was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of the British archaeologist Arthur Evans...

     Old Palace (Protopalatial) period starts in Crete
    Crete
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    .
  • c. 1900 BC: Fall of last Sumer
    Sumer
    Sumer was a civilization and historical region in southern Mesopotamia, modern Iraq during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age....

    ian dynasty.
  • c. 1900 BC: Late Harappan Phase of the Indus Valley Civilization
    Indus Valley Civilization
    The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that was located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of what is now mainly modern-day Pakistan and northwest India...

     begins
  • c. 1900 BC: The Mokaya
    Mokaya
    Mokaya is the term used to describe pre-Olmec cultures of the Soconusco region in Mexico and parts of the Pacific coast of western Guatemala, an archaeological culture that developed a number of Mesoamerica’s earliest-known sedentary settlements...

     along the Pacific coast of present-day Chiapas
    Chiapas
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    , Mexico
    Mexico
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     were preparing cacao beverages.
  • c. 1900 BC: Port
    Port
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     of Lothal
    Lothal
    Lothal is one of the most prominent cities of the ancient Indus valley civilization. Located in Bhāl region of the modern state of Gujarāt and dating from 2400 BCE. Discovered in 1954, Lothal was excavated from February 13, 1955 to May 19, 1960 by the Archaeological Survey of India...

     is abandoned.
  • c. 1897 BC: Senwosret II (Twelfth Dynasty
    Twelfth dynasty of Egypt
    The twelfth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XIII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom.-Rulers:Known rulers of the twelfth dynasty are as follows :...

    ) started to rule. He built Kahun near his pyramide tomb complex at el-Lahun
    El-Lahun
    Located in the Faiyum, Egypt, el-Lahun or Kahun is the workers' village associated with the pyramid of Senusret II . It is located near the modern village of el-Lahun , and is often known by that name...

    .
  • c. 1895–1878 BC: "Pectoral
    Pectoral (Ancient Egypt)
    The Pectorals of ancient Egypt were a form of jewellery, often represented as a brooch. This was mostly worn by richer people.One type, was the pectoral with a necklace, as a form of attachment, to be suspended from the neck, but to lay upon the breast...

     of Senwosret II", from the tomb of princess
    Princess
    Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....

     Sithathoryunet at el-Lahun
    El-Lahun
    Located in the Faiyum, Egypt, el-Lahun or Kahun is the workers' village associated with the pyramid of Senusret II . It is located near the modern village of el-Lahun , and is often known by that name...

     was made. Twelfth Dynasty
    Twelfth dynasty of Egypt
    The twelfth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XIII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom.-Rulers:Known rulers of the twelfth dynasty are as follows :...

    . It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Metropolitan Museum of Art
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    , New York
    New York
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    .
  • c. 1880 BC: Pharaoh
    Pharaoh
    Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...

     Senwosret II starts to rule (other date is 1897 BC).
  • 1878 BC: Senwosret II (Twelfth Dynasty
    Twelfth dynasty of Egypt
    The twelfth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XIII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom.-Rulers:Known rulers of the twelfth dynasty are as follows :...

    ) died.
  • c. 1878 BC: Senwosret III (Twelfth Dynasty
    Twelfth dynasty of Egypt
    The twelfth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XIII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom.-Rulers:Known rulers of the twelfth dynasty are as follows :...

    ) started to rule.
  • 1876 BC: Israelite
    Israelite
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    s enter Egypt
    Egypt
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     after two years of famine (according to one interpretation of internal Biblical
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     chronology; an alternate date is 1986 BC).
  • c. 1874 BC: Pharaoh
    Pharaoh
    Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...

     Senwosret II dies (other date is 1878 BC).
  • c. 1874 BC: Pharaoh
    Pharaoh
    Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...

     Senwosret III starts to rule (other date is 1878 BC).
  • c. 1860 BC: Senusret III inspects the Nubia
    Nubia
    Nubia is a region along the Nile river, which is located in northern Sudan and southern Egypt.There were a number of small Nubian kingdoms throughout the Middle Ages, the last of which collapsed in 1504, when Nubia became divided between Egypt and the Sennar sultanate resulting in the Arabization...

    n frontier, he leads four punitive campaigns against the Nubians.
  • c. 1855 BC: Pharaoh
    Pharaoh
    Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...

     Senwosret III dies (other date is 1839 BC).
  • c. 1839 BC: Senwosret III (Twelfth Dynasty
    Twelfth dynasty of Egypt
    The twelfth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XIII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom.-Rulers:Known rulers of the twelfth dynasty are as follows :...

    ) died.
  • 1836 BC-1818 BC: Head of Senusret III
    Senusret III
    Khakhaure Senusret III was a pharaoh of Egypt. He ruled from 1878 BC to 1839 BC, and was the fifth monarch of the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom. Among his achievements was the building of the Sisostris Canal...

     is made. Twelfth dynasty of Egypt
    Twelfth dynasty of Egypt
    The twelfth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XIII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom.-Rulers:Known rulers of the twelfth dynasty are as follows :...

    . It is now kept at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
    Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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    , Kansas City
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    , Missouri
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Significant persons

  • 1807–1797
    18th century BC
    The 18th century BCE was the century which lasted from 1800 BCE to 1701 BCE.-Events:*1800 BCE: Iron age in India*1800 BCE: Beginning of the Nordic Bronze Age in the period system devised by Oscar Montelius....

     BC—Amenemhat III
    Amenemhat III
    Amenemhat III, also spelled Amenemhet III was a pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from c.1860 BC to c.1814 BC, the latest known date being found in a papyrus dated to Regnal Year 46, I Akhet 22 of his rule. He is regarded as the greatest monarch of the Middle Kingdom...

     of Egypt
    History of Egypt
    Egyptian history can be roughly divided into the following periods:*Prehistoric Egypt*Ancient Egypt**Early Dynastic Period of Egypt: 31st to 27th centuries BC**Old Kingdom of Egypt: 27th to 22nd centuries BC...

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