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