The 1380s BC refers to the period between ''1389 BC'' and ''1380 BC'', the 1380s was the second decade of the 14th century BC.

Events and Trends

* Decline of the Minoan Culture in Crete. * Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt marries

Tiye Tiye (c. 1398 BC – 1338 BC, also spelled Tye, Taia, Tiy and Tiyi) was the daughter of Yuya and Thuya. She became the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III. She was the mother of Akhenaten and grandmother of Tutankhamun. ...

, his Chief Queen. * Amenhotep III attempts to connect the

Nile The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest ...

and the

Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; ...

with a canal, this however would not be done successfully until almost 1000 years later with the opening of the

Canal of the Pharaohs The Canal of the Pharaohs, also called the Ancient Suez Canal or Necho's Canal, is the forerunner of the Suez Canal, constructed in ancient times and kept in use, with intermissions, until being closed for good in 767 AD for strategic reasons du ...

.http://en.quhist.com/the-canal-of-the-pharaohs-second-longest-tunnel-roman-empire/

Significant people

* Amenhotep III - Pharaoh of Egypt.

References

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