The 1600s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1609 BC to December 31, 1600 BC.

The 16th century BC was a century that lasted from 1600 BC to 1501 BC. The royal Grave Circle in Mycenae, Greece (left) and the ' Mask of Agamemnon ' (right) found in one of the graves. 1700 BC – 1500 BC: Hurrian conquests. 1601 BC: Sharma-Adad II became the King of Assyria.

What BCE and CE mean, and how they differ from BC/AD. BCE and CE stand for 'Before Common Era' and 'Common Era' respectively. The former means the same as BC and the latter is the same as AD. Thus, AD 1 and 1 CE mean the same year. These terms were first used during the 17th century.

2015年1月14日 · 现代由于西历纪元的通用和标准化，为避免非西方、非基督徒的反感，英语的“纪元前”和“纪元后”常分别用“ BCE ”和“CE”来代表；“CE”是“Common Era”的缩写，意为“公元”，而“BCE”是“Before the Common Era”的缩写，意为“公元前”。

2017年12月1日 · The Old Assyrian period (ca. 2000–1600 B.C.) is the earliest period for which there is evidence of a distinct culture, separate from that of southern Mesopotamia, flourishing in the city of Ashur (also called Qal‘at Sherqat), located on the Tigris River in modern Iraq.

Luther bears witness to a Protestant conscience, stating at Worms: 'Here I stand, I can not do otherwise.'

They have confirmed the names of its kings, its style of government, its military history, its religious beliefs and rituals, and its society. According to legend, the Shang Dynasty was founded sometime around 1600 BCE by a virtuous man named Cheng Tang, who overthrew the evil king of the legendary Xia.

2024年12月26日 · On the Salisbury Plains in England stands Stonehenge (3.36), one of the most famous megalithic monuments from ancient times. The Neolithic people were nomadic but transitioned to farming after discovering wild cereal wheat could be harvested and the seeds used to plant the next year again.

ca. 1600-1050 BCE Shang Dynasty One of the Three Dynasties, or San Dai (Xia, Shang, and Zhou), thought to mark the beginning of Chinese civilization: characterized by its writing system, practice of divination, walled cities, bronze technology, and use of horse-drawn chariots.

Based on ancient texts and archeological evidence, the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) and Zhou Dynasty existed from about 1600 to 221 BC. These empires were in the Central Plain and the lower and middle reaches of the Yellow River.