1100s BC (decade)
Decade
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The 1100s BC is a decade that lasted from 1109 BC to 1100 BC.
Events and trends
- 1104 BCâFoundation of Cádiz, Spain.[1][2]
- 1100 BCâTiglath-Pileser I of Assyria conquers the Hittites.
- c.â1100 BCâMaya Calendar counts time from this point.
- c.â1100 BCâThe Dorians invade Ancient Greece.
- c.â1100 BCâMycenaean era ends with the destruction of that civilization. The collapse of Mycenaean dominance starts.
- c.â1100 BCâLate Minoan culture ends.
- c.â1100 BCâGreek Dark Ages begin.
- c.â1100 BCâBeginning of the proto-Villanovan culture in northern Italy.
- c.â1100 BCâThe New Kingdom in Egypt comes to an end.
- c.â1100 BCâThe Shang dynasty ends in China.
- c.â1100 BCâKurukshetra War begins in Later Vedic period in Kuru kingdom.
Significant people
- c. 1102 BCâSamuel is born.
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
- Alphabet, developed by Phoenicians.
- MUL.APIN, developed by Assyrians: an ancient catalog of constellations.