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The 2nd millennium BC spanned the years 2000 BC to 1001 BC. In the Ancient Near East , it marks the transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age . The Ancient Near Eastern cultures are well within the historical era: The first half of the millennium is dominated by the Middle Kingdom of Egypt and Babylonia .
Standard 2: How agrarian societies spread and new states emerged in the third and second millennia BCE Standard 3 : The political, social, and cultural consequences of population movements and militarization in Eurasia in the second millennium BCE
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Perhaps the single most important invention of the era was the technology of iron production. Beginning late in the second millennium BCE, people in both Southwest Asia and East Africa, independently of each other, acquired the knowledge of how to smelt iron and work it into useful objects.
The 2nd millennium of the Anno Domini or Common Era was a millennium spanning the years 1001 to 2000. It began on 1 January 1001 ( MI) and ended on 31 December 2000 ( MM ), ( 11th to 20th centuries; in astronomy: JD 2 086 667.5 – 2 451 909.5 [1] ).
Summary. This map shows the boundaries of empires from 2000-1000 BCE, primarily around 1400 BC in southern Europe, North Africa, Middle East. The map shows the Hittite Empire, the Egyptian Empire, the Hurrian kingdom of Mitanni, the Kassite kingdom, and the Assyrian Empire around 1400 BCE, as well as the Mycenaean civilization c. 1350 BCE.
Jul 10, 2023 · Describe the economy, society, and religion of Ancient Mesopotamia. In the fourth millennium BCE, the world’s first great cities arose in southern Mesopotamia, or the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, then called Sumer.
This introductory chapter offers a brief global-scale overview of some of the key developments in the evolution of states, empires, and networks between c. 1200 bce and c. 900 ce.
