World Highlights in history 800 ~ 1000 BC

Highlights in history 800 ~ 1000 BC

Europe : Dark Age in Greece follows Mycenaean fall c. 1000
Greek settlers colonise Aegean coast c. 1000
Etruscans in north Italy c. 900
First iron-using societies, Hallstatt, Austria c. 800
Scythes, Russia, horse-riders and farmers c. 1000
Greeks adopt Phoenician alphabet c. 750

Asia : Aryan invasions northern India c. 1000
Life of Rama, hero of Hindu epic Ramayana c. 1000
Hindu cultural centres appear along Ganges c. 950
Solomon dies: Judah and Israel split 928
New Assyrian empire major power in middle East 911
Rice of the Medes 835
Kingdom of Phrygia 800
Astronomical observatory in China c. 1000
Maps, dictionary in China c. 1000
Solomon builds first temple in Jerusalem 953

Americas : La venta becomes new Olmec centre c. 900
Emergence of chavin culture in Peru c. 850
Copper smelting, Andes 1000

Africa : Kingdom of Napata, north-east Africa, founded c. 900
Phoenicians found Carthage 814

Life of Rama, Hero of Hindu Epic Ramayana