1100s BC (decade)
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
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
- Alphabet, developed by Phoenicians.
- MUL.APIN, developed by Assyrians: an ancient catalog of constellations.