Editing 2nd millennium BC (section)

== Events ==
[[File:Santorini Landsat.jpg|227x227px|thumb|Volcano eruption at Thera, {{Circa|1500 BC}}. [[Santorini|Thera]] today<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=eruption of Thera {{!}} volcanic eruption, Thera, Greece [about 1500 BCE] |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/eruption-of-Thera |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=Britannica |language=en}}</ref>]]
*{{circa}} 2000 BC – [[Seima-Turbino Phenomenon]].<ref>
{{Citation
| last = Keys
| first = David
| author-link = David Keys (author)
| title = Scholars crack the code of an ancient enigma
| journal = [[BBC History (magazine)|BBC History Magazine]]
| volume = 10
| issue = 1
| pages = 9
| date = January 2009
}}</ref>
*{{circa}} [[1700 BC|1700]]–[[1300 BC]] – Palace complex in [[Knossos]], [[Crete]], was built.
*{{circa}} [[1700 BC]] earthquake damages palaces at [[Knossos]] and [[Phaistos]].
* [[1627 BC]] – [[Minoan eruption]].
*{{circa}} [[17th century BC|1600 BC]]–[[14th century BC|1360 BC]] – [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] domination over [[Canaan]] and [[Syria]].
*{{circa}} [[1575 BC]] – [[Nubia]]n [[Kingdom of Kerma|Kerma]] sacks [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]].
*{{circa}} 1500 BC – Volcanic eruption at Thera.<ref name=":0" />
*{{circa}} 1500 BC – Meteorite impact that formed the [[Kaali crater]] in [[Ancient Estonia|Estonia]].
*{{circa}} 1500 BC – Bantu expansion across central, eastern and southern Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cartwright |first=Mark |title=Bantu Migration |url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Bantu_Migration/ |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=World History Encyclopedia |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1520 BC]] – [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] conquers [[Nubia]].
*[[1478 BC]] – [[Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC)|Battle of Megiddo]] between Ancient Egyptians and the [[Canaanites]].
*[[1269 BC]] – [[Ramses II]] and [[Hattusilis III]] sign peace treaty.
*[[1274 BC]] – [[Battle of Kadesh]] between Ancient Egyptians and Hittites.
*{{circa}} [[1250 BC]] – destruction of [[Troy VII]].
*[[1045 BC]] – [[Zhou dynasty]] founded in China.