10th century BC

Millennium: 1st millennium BC
Centuries: 11th century BC · 10th century BC · 9th century BC
Decades: 990s BC 980s BC 970s BC 960s BC 950s BC
940s BC 930s BC 920s BC 910s BC 900s BC
Categories: Births – Deaths
Establishments – Disestablishments

The 10th century BC started the first day of 1000 BC and ended the last day of 901 BC.

Contents

Overview

Map of the world in 1000 BC

This period followed the Bronze Age collapse in the Near East, and the century saw the Early Iron Age take hold in the Near East. The Greek Dark Ages which had come about in 1200 BC continued. The Neo-Assyrian Empire is established towards the end of the century. In Iron Age India, the Vedic period is ongoing. In China, the Zhou Dynasty is in power. The European Bronze Age is ongoing (Urnfield culture).

Events

Gold burial mask of Pharaoh Psusennes I, discovered 1940 by Pierre Montet.

Significant persons

Decades and years

Decades and years

10th century BC
12th century BC←11th century BC← ↔ →9th century BC→8th century BC

1009–1000 BC 1009 BC 1008 BC 1007 BC 1006 BC 1005 BC 1004 BC 1003 BC 1002 BC 1001 BC 1000 BC
990s BC 999 BC 998 BC 997 BC 996 BC 995 BC 994 BC 993 BC 992 BC 991 BC 990 BC
980s BC 989 BC 988 BC 987 BC 986 BC 985 BC 984 BC 983 BC 982 BC 981 BC 980 BC
970s BC 979 BC 978 BC 977 BC 976 BC 975 BC 974 BC 973 BC 972 BC 971 BC 970 BC
960s BC 969 BC 968 BC 967 BC 966 BC 965 BC 964 BC 963 BC 962 BC 961 BC 960 BC
950s BC 959 BC 958 BC 957 BC 956 BC 955 BC 954 BC 953 BC 952 BC 951 BC 950 BC
940s BC 949 BC 948 BC 947 BC 946 BC 945 BC 944 BC 943 BC 942 BC 941 BC 940 BC
930s BC 939 BC 938 BC 937 BC 936 BC 935 BC 934 BC 933 BC 932 BC 931 BC 930 BC
920s BC 929 BC 928 BC 927 BC 926 BC 925 BC 924 BC 923 BC 922 BC 921 BC 920 BC
910s BC 919 BC 918 BC 917 BC 916 BC 915 BC 914 BC 913 BC 912 BC 911 BC 910 BC
909–900 BC 909 BC 908 BC 907 BC 906 BC 905 BC 904 BC 903 BC 902 BC 901 BC 900 BC
890s BC 899 BC 898 BC 897 BC 896 BC 895 BC 894 BC 893 BC 892 BC 891 BC 890 BC
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