2nd millennium BC facts for kids
| Millennia: | 3rd millennium BC · 2nd millennium BC · 1st millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 20th century BC · 19th century BC · 18th century BC · 17th century BC · 16th century BC · 15th century BC · 14th century BC · 13th century BC · 12th century BC · 11th century BC |
The 2nd millennium BC is the time between the Middle and the late Bronze Age.
The first half of the millennium saw a lot of activity by the Middle Kingdom of Egypt and Babylonia. The alphabet develops. Indo-Iranian migration onto the Iranian plateau and onto the Indian subcontinent saw the creation and use of the chariot. Chariot warfare and population movements lead to violent changes at the center of the millennium. New order emerges with Greek control of the Aegean and the rise of the Hittite Empire. The end of the millennium sees the start of the Iron Age. World population begins to rise steadily. By 1000 BC the population of the world reached nearly 50 million.
Images for kids
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Map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 1000 BC, just after the end of the 2nd millennium BC.
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Women figure in Menhir
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The gilded side of the Trundholm sun chariot.
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After eruption a volcano, today Thera
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The Kadesh peace agreement—on display at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum—is believed to be the earliest international agreement
See also
In Spanish: II milenio a. C. para niños
