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( 3rd millennium BC4th millennium BC 3rd millennium BC 2nd millennium BC other millennia) Events Foundation of the city of Mari ( Syria) ( 29th century BC ) Creation of the Kingdom of Elam ( Iraq) Germination of the Bristlecone pine tree "Methuselah" about 2700 BC, the olde - 2nd millennium BC3rd millennium BC 2nd millennium BC 1st millennium BC other millennia) Events Second dynasty of Babylon First Bantu migrations from west Africa Hittites Old Kingdom in Anatolia ( 1900 BC) Civilization in Palestine ( 1800 BC) Middle Kingdom in Egypt ( 2052 - 1st millennium BC2nd millennium BC 1st millennium BC 1st millennium AD other millennia) Events The Iron Age began in Western Europe Egypt declined as a major power The Tanakh was written Buddhism was founded Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon and created the Persian Empire)

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• 1200 BC - Ancient Pueblo PeoplesAncient Pueblo People or Ancestral Puebloans is the preferred term for the group of peoples often known as Anasazi who are the ancestors of the modern Pueblo peoples. The term "Anasazi" is not preferred by their descendants, though there is still some con civilization in North AmericaNorth America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocea. (approximate date)
• 1186 BC - End of the Nineteenth dynasty of EgyptHistory of Ancient Egypt, Nineteenth Dynasty The Nineteenth Dynasty was founded by Ramesses I, to whom Horemheb willed the throne. This period is best known for its military conquests in modern Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. At least as early as Josephus, it, start of the Twentieth DynastyHistory of Ancient Egypt, Twentieth Dynasty The Twentieth Dynasty was founded by Setnakhte, but its only important member was Rameses III, who modelled his career after Rameses II the Great. This dynasty is also notable for the beginning of systematic rob
• April 24, 1184 BC- Traditional date for the fall of Troy, Asia Minor to the Mycenaeans and their allies. This marks the end of the Trojan War of Greek mythology.
• 1150 BC - Olmec civilization in Mesoamerica. (approximate date)