1100s BC (decade)

The 1100s BC is a decade that lasted from 1109 BC to 1100 BC.

Events and trends

• 1104 BC—Foundation of Cádiz, Spain.
• 1100 BC—Tiglath-Pileser I of Assyria conquers the Hittites.
• —Maya Calendar counts time from this point.
• —The Dorians invade Ancient Greece.
• —Mycenaean era ends with the destruction of that civilization. The collapse of Mycenaean dominance starts.
• —Late Minoan culture ends.
• —Greek Dark Ages begin.
• —Beginning of the proto-Villanovan culture in northern Italy.
• —The New Kingdom in Egypt comes to an end.
• —The Shang dynasty ends in China.
• —Kurukshetra War begins in Later Vedic period in Kuru kingdom.

Significant people

• c. 1102 BC—Samuel is born.

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

• Alphabet, developed by Phoenicians.
• MUL.APIN, developed by Assyrians: an ancient catalog of constellations.

References