1500-1001 BCE

*Date*	*1st*	*Place*	*Event*
1500		India	"Upanishad" tradition.
		India	Vedic religion assigns different powers to the separate deities of the heavens, the air, and the earth.
		Egypt	Obelisks serve as sun dials.
		Egypt	Intricate clock, measuring flow of water.
		China	Mathematical permutations and "magic squares."
		China	Properties of Pythagorean triangle theory known.
		China	Height of sun in relation to incline of polar axis measured.
		Cnossus	Primitive Greek alphabet in use.
	Y	China	Dictionary with 40,000 characters.
			Library in Hittite capital has tablets in eight languages.
1300		Mediterranean	Phoenicians become the predominant trading power.
		Corinth	Foundations of city.
		Egypt	Memphis becomes capital in place of Thebes.
		Egypt	Regulations established concerning the sale of beer.
		Egypt	Extensive export & import trade.
1193		Troy	Destroyed during Trojan War.
		China	Silk fabrics.
		Egypt	Labor strikes in Thebes.
		Egypt	Widespread robbery of royal tombs; thieves are prosecuted.
1146		Babylon	Nebuchadnezzar I becomes king.
1122		China	Chou dynasty to 480.
		China	Prohibition decreed.
1116		Assyria	Tiglath-pileser founds Assyrian Empire and fortifies it against migrating peoples from the north; conquers Babylon.
		Ethiopia	Becomes an independent power.
			Phoenicians import tin from mines in England.
		Athens	Abolition of monarchy; Medron becomes first archon.
1002		Israel	Saul becomes first king.
		Mexico	Sun Pyramid built in Teotihuacan.
		Assur	Monumental tower temples built.
		Mexico	Beginning of Olmec culture.