1100s BC (decade)

The 1100s BC is a decade which lasted from 1109 BC to 1100 BC.

Events and trends

 * 1104 BC—Foundation of Cadiz, Spain.
 * 1100 BC—Tiglath-Pileser I of Assyria conquers the Hittites.
 * c. 1100 BC—Maya Calendar counts time from this point.
 * c. 1100 BC—The Dorians invade Ancient Greece.
 * c. 1100 BC—Mycenaean era ends with the destruction of that civilization. The collapse of Mycenaean dominance starts.
 * c. 1100 BC—Late Minoan culture ends.
 * c. 1100 BC—Greek Dark Ages begin.
 * c. 1100 BC—Beginning of the proto-Villanovan culture in northern Italy.
 * c. 1100 BC—The New Kingdom in Egypt comes to an end.
 * c. 1100 BC—The Shang dynasty ends in China.
 * c. 1100 BC—Kurukshetra War begins in Later Vedic period in Kuru Kingdom.

Significant people

 * c. 1102 BC—Samuel is born.
 * c. 1100 BC—Zarathustra is born.

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

 * Alphabet, developed by Phoenicians.
 * MUL.APIN, developed by Assyrians: an ancient catalog of constellations.