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Not for the first time, the city of Troy is destroyed - on this occasion probably by Mycenaean Greeks
The god of the Hebrews, announcing to Moses 'I Am Who I Am', acquires his name - YHWH, meaning 'He Who Is'
Ramses II creates a spectacular temple in his own honour at Abu Simbel
Palaces in Mycenae are destroyed, probably by the so-called Sea Peoples from the west and south coasts of Turkey
Mysterious raiders from the sea cause chaos throughout the eastern Mediterranean, from Greece to Palestine and Egypt
San Lorenzo develops as the first centre of America's earliest civilization, that of the Olmecs
The Philistines settle in the region which, as Palestine, will become known by their name
Stone tablets, engraved by Moses to signify God's covenant with his people, are placed in a sacred chest - the ark of the covenant
Mycenae and other states of the Peloponnese are overwhelmed by invading Dorian Greeks
The Phoenicians develop the war galley, with a sharp battering ram in the bow
Phoenician sailors use the pole star for navigational purposes
Athens, not reached by the invading Dorians, becomes a surviving outpost of Mycenaean civilization
Samson is one of many Hebrew chieftains fighting the Philistines for possession of Canaan
The Zhou defeat the Shang, and establish a new dynasty with a capital at Ch'ang-an (now Xi'an)
Saul, anointed king of Israel by Samuel, establishes himself at Gibeah, just north of Jerusalem
The Jews write down the Torah, the earliest part of the text subsequently known to Christians as the Old Testament
Petra acquires importance and wealth from its position on caravan routes from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean
The Israelites, settled in Canaan, become the first people in history to decide that their god is the only god
The abacus is used as an everyday method of calculation by Phoenicians and Babylonians
By now the mammoth, the giant bison and the horse are all extinct in America, partly because of the warming climate and partly because of the success of humans with spears
The Israelites are defeated by the Philistines on Mount Gilboa, with Saul and three of his sons dying during or after the battle
Massive stone heads carved by the Olmecs provide a dramatic beginning to the story of American sculpture
The nomadic fighters of the steppes, nimble on horseback and shooting arrows as they go, pioneer the techniques of cavalry warfare
Tyre and Sidon have by now replaced Byblos as the dominant cities within Phoenicia
The Olmecs raise large clay platforms, probably with temples at the top, beginning the long American tradition of sacred pyramids
