The 1100s BC is a
decade which lasted from 1109 BC to 1100 BC.
Events and trends
* 1104 BC—Foundation of
Cadiz,
Spain.
Strabo
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, ''Geographica
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* c. 1100 BC— Maya Calendar counts time from this point.
* 1100 BC— Tiglath-Pileser I of Assyria conquers the Hittites.
* c. 1100 BC—The Dorians invade
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Ancient Greece.
* c. 1100 BC— Mycenaean era ends with the destruction of that civilization. The collapse of Mycenaean dominance starts.
* c. 1100 BC— Late Minoan culture ends.
* c. 1100 BC—Greek Dark Ages
The term Greek Dark Ages refers to the period of Greek history from the end of the Mycenaean palatial civilization, around 1100 BC, to the beginning of the Archaic age, around 750 BC. Archaeological evidence shows a widespread collaps ...
begin.
* c. 1100 BC—Beginning of the proto-Villanovan culture in northern Italy
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.
* c. 1100 BC—The New Kingdom
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Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
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* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
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in Egypt comes to an end.
* c. 1100 BC— Shang Dynasty ends in China
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.
* c. 1100 BC—Kurukshetra War
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begins in Later Vedic period
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in Kuru Kingdom.
Significant people
* c. 1102 BC—Samuel
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...
is born.
* c. 1100 BC— Zarathustra is born.
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
* Alphabet, developed by Phoenicians.
* MUL.APIN, developed by Assyrians
Assyrian may refer to:
* Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia.
* Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.
** Early Assyrian Period
** Old Assyrian Period
** Middle Assyrian Empire
** Neo-Assyrian Empire
* Assyrian ...
: an ancient catalog of constellation
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s.
References
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