Mid 2nd Millennium BC


This includes events of the mid 2nd millennium BC, that is the 16th century BC and the 15th century BC.	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience History Antiquity 2nd Millennium BC

This includes events of the mid 2nd millennium BC, that is the 16th century BC and the 15th century BC.

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c. 1595 Kassite kingdom of Babylonia came to power

c. 1570 BC. Ahmose defeated Hyksos and founded New Kingdom of Egypt (Dynasty XVIII)

c. Hittites developed iron metallurgy

c. 1500 Mycenean kingdoms of Greece prospered.

c. 1500 Bronze-age Shang empire of China began.

c. 1600 - 1400 BC Moses, credited with principal authorship of the Torah (first five books of the Old Testament), lead Israelites from Egypt to Palestine.


Other history Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory can be connected. Other periods of antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, 4th millennium BC, and 3rd millennium Bc can be connected. This is part of the 2nd millennium BC. It is followed by the early 1st millennium BC. It has been examined in classical and medieval times including early classical times, late classical times, early medieval times, and late medieval times. Modern history including the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century can be connected. The future including the near future, middle future, and far future can be connected.	Links to other sites
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Other history

Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory can be connected. Other periods of antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, 4th millennium BC, and 3rd millennium Bc can be connected. This is part of the 2nd millennium BC. It is followed by the early 1st millennium BC. It has been examined in classical and medieval times including early classical times, late classical times, early medieval times, and late medieval times. Modern history including the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century can be connected. The future including the near future, middle future, and far future can be connected.

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Sociology

Peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can be connected.

Peoples of the world including particular nations and major groups of Asiatic peoples, Western Civilization, African peoples, and American Indian peoples can be connected. Communities such as Tokyo, Canton, Seoul, and Shanghai can be considered for possible connection to this period. Social structure and change including social change, social types, and social structure can be connected.

Institutions including economics, education, and families can be connected. Religion including particular religions, religious organization, religious practice, and religious belief can be connected. Government including particular governments, government activity, government structure, and law can be connected.

Culture including behavioral culture, conceptual culture, and material culture can be connected. Anthropology including particular groups, human geography, human ecology, physical anthropology, demography, and social foundations can be connected. Personal studies including biography, psychology, and the human body can be connected. Science including biology, earth science, astronomy, and physics can be connected.