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2500 BCE
2500 BCE
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Period: 2350 BCE to 2230 BCE
2350–2230 B.C.E. Akkadian (Semitic) [Mesopotamian]
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Period: 2040 BCE to 1640 BCE
2040–1640 B.C.E. Middle Kingdom reigns in Egypt [Africa]
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2000 BCE
2000 BCE
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2000 BCE
2000 B.C.E. Horses in use spreads in western [Asia]
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1500 BCE
1500 B.C.E. Hittites develop iron metallurgy [Mesopotamia]
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Period: 1200 BCE to 1150 BCE
1200–1150 B.C.E. Destruction of Mycenaean centers in Greece [Mediterranean]
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814 BCE
814 B.C.E. Foundation of Carthage [Mediterranean]
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Period: 550 BCE to 300 BCE
550–300 B.C.E. Rivalry of Carthaginians and Greeks in the western [Mediterranean]