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1300s BC (decade) facts for kids

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Millennium: 2nd millennium BC
Centuries: 15th century BC – 14th century BC – 13th century BC
Decades: 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC – 1300s BC – 1290s BC 1280s BC 1270s BC
Years: 1309 BC 1308 BC 1307 BC 1306 BC 1305 BC 1304 BC 1303 BC 1302 BC 1301 BC 1300 BC
Categories: Births – Deaths – Architecture
Establishments – Disestablishments
East-Hem 1300bc
Eastern Hemisphere in 1300 BC.

The 14th century BC was a time of important changes and events across the ancient world. Many powerful kingdoms were growing, and people were building amazing structures that we can still see today. This period saw new leaders rise and old traditions continue.

Important Events

  • Around 1300 BC, a legendary king of Athens named Cecrops II passed away after ruling for 40 years. His son, Pandion II, became the new king. However, Pandion II was later forced to leave Athens by the sons of his uncle, Metion. Metion's family then took control of Athens. Pandion II went to a city called Megara. There, he married the king's daughter and eventually became king of Megara himself. After Pandion II died, his own sons returned to Athens and took back the throne from Metion's family.
  • In 1307 BC, Adad-nirari I became the new king of Assyria, a powerful kingdom in ancient Mesopotamia.
  • Around 1300 BC, Pangeng, a ruler of the Shang Dynasty in ancient China, moved the capital city to a place called Yin. This was a very important move for the dynasty.
  • About 1300 BC, a new way of life began to appear in Europe, known as the Urnfield culture. People from this culture buried the ashes of their dead in urns, which were then placed in large fields.
  • Around 1300 BC, some people living in the "Eastern Woodlands" area of North America started building huge earthworks. These were large mounds made of earth and stone. One of the earliest and most famous examples is Poverty Point in Louisiana.
  • Between 1300 BC and 1200 BC, the famous Treasury of Atreus was built in Mycenae, Greece. This was a large, beehive-shaped tomb. It was later explored by an archaeologist named Christos Stamatakis in 1878.
  • Also between 1300 BC and 1200 BC, a grand palace was constructed in Pylos, another important city in ancient Greece.
  • From about 1300 BC to 1100 BC, the "Warrior Vase" was created in Mycenae, Ancient Greece. This famous piece of pottery shows warriors getting ready for battle. You can see it today at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

Key People

  • Pangeng of China: He was an important king of the Shang Dynasty who moved the capital to Yin.
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