Search results
1700 BC – 1400 BC: The Proto-Sinaitic script is the oldest alphabet created in Egypt. 1700 BC: Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture; The beginning of Poverty Point culture in North America. 1600 BC: Minoan eruption destroys Akrotiri and causes damage to some Minoan sites in eastern Crete.
282 BCE - 246 BCE. Reign of Ptolemy II in Egypt, development of Library at Alexandria . 277 BCE - 276 BCE. 4,000 Celts are employed in Egypt under Ptolemy II . 259 BCE. Celts in Egypt fail to overthrow Ptolemy II and are starved to death on an island. 247 BCE. The Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos) is completed.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Content Director
People also ask
What happened in 1700 BC & 1400 BC?
What happened in 3500 BC?
What happened in 2200 BC & 2100 BC?
What happened in 2600 BC?
3400 BCE. Priests become the rulers of Mesopotamian cities . c. 3000 BCE - c. 2900 BCE. Mari, the earliest known planned city, is built near the eastern bank of the Euphrates. 2900 BCE - 2334 BCE. The Early Dynastic Period in Sumer . 2500 BCE. First Dynasty of Lagash under King Eannutum is first empire in Mesopotamia . c. 2400 BCE.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Content Director
2613 BCE - 2589 BCE. Reign of Sneferu, first king of 4th Dynasty of Egypt . c. 2613 BCE - c. 2181 BCE. The Period of the Old Kingdom of Egypt . 2589 BCE - 2566 BCE. Reign of King Khufu (Cheops), builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, in Egypt . 2566 BCE - 2558 BCE. Reign of King Djedefre in Egypt . 2558 BCE - 2532 BCE.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Content Director
Tomb wall decoration with Nubians bringing tribute to the Egyptian king, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Thebes, Egypt, about 1400 BC. The ancient Egyptians take full control of Nubia, a region to the south of Egypt with valuable natural resources such as gold and semi-precious stones.
1700 BC: Belu-bani became the King of Assyria. c. 1700 BC: Minoan Old Palace period ends and Minoan Second Palace period starts in Ancient Greece. c. 1700 BC: beginning of the Late Minoan period on Crete. c. 1700 BC: Aegean metalworkers are producing decorative objects rivaling those of Ancient Near East jewelers, whose techniques they seem to ...
1975 - 1640 BC: Middle Kingdom (12th - 13th dynasties) 2055 BC: Mentuhotep II reunited Egypt. 1878 BC: Senusret III attempts to extend Egypt, begins military campaigns to Nubia. Under Amenemhat III's 45 year reign, the Valley of the Kings was used. 1630 - 1520 BC: 2nd Intermediate Period (14th - 17th dynasties)
