Century
16th century BCE
The years 1600 – 1501 BCE. The atlas records 15 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 1600 – 1501 BCE
- 15 events
- 9 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 16th century BCEMinoan eruptionNatural disaster · Europe
- 1600 BCEBattle of MingtiaoBattle
- 16th century BCEFounding of RhodesFounding · Middle East
- 1600 BCEFounding of Shang dynastyFounding · East Asia
- 1600 BCEFall of Xia dynastyCollapse · East Asia
- 1595 BCEFall of YamhadCollapse · Middle East
- 16th century BCEFounding of Hayasa-AzziFounding · Middle East
- 16th century BCEFounding of WilusaFounding · Middle East
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionRealms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.North Africa
Egyptian Empire1550 – 1070 BCE
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kingdom of Kush2180 BCE – 350 CE
Middle East
Europe
Minoan3300 – 1100 BCE · culture sphere
Mycenaean Greece1600 – 1100 BCE
East Asia
Shang dynasty1600 – 1046 BCE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Maya2nd millennium BCE – 1521 CE · culture sphere