20th century BC

Centuries:	21st century BC - 20th century BC - 19th century BC
Decades:	1990s BC 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s BC

20th century BC by topic
Arts and science
Architecture - Art - Literature - Music - Science
Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Other topics
Births - Deaths - Sports
By place
China - Egypt

[edit] Events

2000 BC - 1000 BC; Shang dynasty in China, Olmec civilization (Mesoamerica).
2000 BC - Horses are tamed and used for transport
2064 BC – 1986 BC -- Twin Dynasty wars in Egypt.
1991 BC -- Egypt: Pharaoh Mentuhotep IV died. End of Eleventh Dynasty. Pharaoh Amenemhat I started to rule. Start of Twelfth Dynasty.
c. 1991 BC - 1785 BC: Rock-cut tombs at Beni Hasan were made. Twelfth Dynasty.
c. 1962 BC - 1895 BC: "Hippopotamus", from the tomb of Senbi (governor) (Tomb B.3) at Meir was made. Twelfth Dynasty. It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
1932 BC -- Amorite conquest of Ur.
c. 1928 BC - 1895 BC: "Harvest scene", tempera fascimile by Nina de Garis Davies of wall painting in the tomb of Khnumhotep, Beni Hasan. Twelfth Dynasty.
1913 BC – 1903 BC -- Egyptian-Nubian war.
1900 BC -- Proto-Greek invasions of Greece.
c. 1900 BC -- Fall of last Sumerian dynasty.

1950 BC -- The copper bar cubit of Nippur defines the Sumerian cubit as 51.72 cm

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