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| ARTICLES RELATED TO 15th century BC | | | | |  15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Sichuan - HistoryThe territory of the province and its vicinity were the cradle of unique local civilizations, which can be dated to at least 15th century BC (i.e. later years of Shang Dynasty). Beginning from the 9th century BC, Shu (today Chengdu) and Ba (today Chongqing City) emerged as cultural and administrative centers where two rival kingdoms were established.
Shu's existence was unknown until a 1986 archaeological discovery at a small village named Sanxingdui (三星堆 Sān Xīng Duī) in Guanghan (廣漢 Guǎng Hàn) County. Believed to be an ancient city of the Shu Kingdom, the excavations yielded inv ...
See also:Sichuan, Sichuan - History, Sichuan - Subdivisions, Sichuan - Geography, Sichuan - Economy, Sichuan - Demographics, Sichuan - Culture, Sichuan - Tourism, Sichuan - Miscellaneous topics, Sichuan - Colleges and universities Read more here: » Sichuan: Encyclopedia II - Sichuan - History |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Troy - Archaeological Troy The layers of ruins on the site are numbered Troy I – Troy IX, with various subdivisions:
Troy I – Troy IV: early Bronze Age (3rd millennium BC)
Troy V: 20th – 18th centuries BC.
Troy VI: 17th – 15th centuries BC.
Troy VIh: late Bronze Age, 14th century BC
Troy VIIa: ca. 1300 – 1190 BC, most likely candidate for Homeric Troy.
Troy VIIb1: 12th century BC
Troy VIIb2: 11th century BC
Troy VIIb3: until ca. 950 BC
Troy VIII: around 700 BC
Troy IX: Hellenistic Ilium, 1st century BC
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See also:Troy, Troy - Legendary Troy, Troy - Homeric Troy, Troy - Archaeological Troy, Troy - Troy I–V, Troy - Troy VI, Troy - Troy VII, Troy - Troy IX, Troy - Excavation campaigns, Troy - Schliemann, Troy - Dörpfeld Blegen, Troy - Korfmann, Troy - Hittite evidence, Troy - Homeric Ilion and historical Wilusa, Troy - Status of the Iliad, Troy - The Iliad as essentially legendary, Troy - The Iliad as essentially historical, Troy - Tourism, Troy - Troy in later legend Read more here: » Troy: Encyclopedia II - Troy - Archaeological Troy |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Amorite - From inscriptions and tablets In early Babylonian inscriptions, all western lands, including Syria and Canaan, were known as "the land of the Amorites", who twice conquered Babylonia (at the end of the 3rd, and the beginning of the 1st millennia.)
The old name is an ethnic term, evidently connected with the terms Amurru and Amar used by Assyria and Egypt respectively. In the Sumerian spelling MAR.TU, the name is as old as the first Babylonian dynasty, but from the 15th century BC onwards, its syllabic equivalent Amurru is applied ...
See also:Amorite, Amorite - From inscriptions and tablets, Amorite - Repercussions over Mesopotamia, Amorite - Biblical Amorites, Amorite - External link Read more here: » Amorite: Encyclopedia II - Amorite - From inscriptions and tablets |
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| | | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Kerch - History
Kerch - Ancient times.
Kerch is one of the most ancient cities of Ukraine, archeological digs at Mayak village near the city ascertained that the area had already been inhabited in 17th–15th centuries BC.
Kerch as a city starts its history in 7th century BC, when Greek colonists from Miletus founded a city-state named Panticapaeum (which means fish road) on the shore of Kerch Strait. Panticapaeum was a predecessor of present-day Kerch city, it subdued nearby cities and by 480 BC became a capital o ...
See also:Kerch, Kerch - History, Kerch - Ancient times, Kerch - Middle Ages, Kerch - Modern times, Kerch - Kerch in World War II, Kerch - Modern Kerch, Kerch - Industry, Kerch - Transport, Kerch - Education, Kerch - Archaeology, Kerch - Tourism Read more here: » Kerch: Encyclopedia II - Kerch - History |
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| | | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Sichuan - History The territory of the province and its vicinity were the cradle of unique local civilizations, which can be dated to at least 15th century BC (i.e. later years of Shang Dynasty). Beginning from the 9th century BC, Shu (today Chengdu) and Ba (today Chongqing City) emerged as cultural and administrative centers where two rival kingdoms were established.
Shu's existence was unknown until a 1986 archaeological discovery at a small village named Sanxingdui (三星堆 Sān Xīng Duī) in Guanghan (廣漢 Guǎng Hàn) County. Believed to be an ancient city of the Shu Kingdom, the excavations yielded inv ...
See also:Sichuan, Sichuan - History, Sichuan - Subdivisions, Sichuan - Geography, Sichuan - Economy, Sichuan - Demographics, Sichuan - Culture, Sichuan - Languages, Sichuan - Tourism, Sichuan - Miscellaneous topics, Sichuan - Colleges and universities Read more here: » Sichuan: Encyclopedia II - Sichuan - History |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Colchis - History
Colchis - Earliest times.
The area was home to the well-developed bronze culture known as the Colchian culture, related to the neighbouring Kuban culture, that emerged towards the Middle Bronze Age. In at least some parts of Colchis the process of urbanization seems to have been well advanced by the end of the second millennium BC, centuries before Greek settlement. Their Late Bronze Age (15th to 8th Century BC) saw the development of an expertise in the smelting and casting of metals that began long before this ...
See also:Colchis, Colchis - Geography and toponyms, Colchis - History, Colchis - Earliest times, Colchis - Qulha Kolkha, Colchis - Greek colonization, Colchis - Under Pontus, Colchis - Under the Roman rule, Colchis - Rulers, Colchis - Colchis in Greek mythology Read more here: » Colchis: Encyclopedia II - Colchis - History |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Shkodër - History
Shkodër - Archaic.
Shkodër was founded around the 4th century BC. This was the site of the Illyrian tribe Labeates as well as the capital of the kingdom of King Gentius and that of Queen Teuta. In the year 168 BC, the city was taken by the Romans and it became an important trade and military route.
Shkodër - Medieval.
The dawn of the Middle ages saw waves of Slavs arriving. Byzantine Emperor Heraclius described in his De Administrando Imperio how he gave the Se ...
See also:Shkodër, Shkodër - History, Shkodër - Archaic, Shkodër - Medieval, Shkodër - 15th to 19th centuries, Shkodër - Modern, Shkodër - Culture, Shkodër - Music, Shkodër - Sights, Shkodër - Photos Read more here: » Shkodër: Encyclopedia II - Shkodër - History |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Shkodër - History
Shkodër - Archaic.
Shkodër was founded around the 4th century BC. This was the site of the Illyrian tribe Labeates as well as the capital of the kingdom of King Gentius and that of Queen Teuta. In the year 168 BC, the city was taken by the Romans and it became an important trade and military route.
Shkodër - Medieval.
The dawn of the Middle ages saw waves of Slavs arriving. Byzantine Emperor Heraclius described in his De Administrando Imperio how he gave the Se ...
See also:Shkodër, Shkodër - Etymology, Shkodër - History, Shkodër - Archaic, Shkodër - Medieval, Shkodër - 15th to 19th centuries, Shkodër - Modern, Shkodër - Culture, Shkodër - Music, Shkodër - Sights, Shkodër - Photos Read more here: » Shkodër: Encyclopedia II - Shkodër - History |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Kłodzko - History
Kłodzko - Early history.
The area of present-day Kłodzko has been populated at least since 1st century BC. There are several archaeological sites both in and around the town that indicate that there must have been a settlement located on the ancient Amber Road that conducted extensive trade relations with the Roman Empire.
The earliest mention of the town itself is in a 12th century chronicle by Cosmas of Prague. He mentions the town of Cladzco as belonging to Sławnik, father of Saint Adalbert, i ...
See also:Kłodzko, Kłodzko - History, Kłodzko - Early history, Kłodzko - 15th to 17th centuries, Kłodzko - 18th century until WWII, Kłodzko - WWII until now, Kłodzko - Tourist attractions, Kłodzko - Education, Kłodzko - Notes Read more here: » Kłodzko: Encyclopedia II - Kłodzko - History |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Portuguese language - History Portuguese developed in the Western Iberian Peninsula from Latin brought there by Roman soldiers and colonists starting in the 3rd century BC. The language began to diverge from other Romance languages after the fall of the Roman Empire and the barbarian invasions in the 5th century. It started to be used in written documents around the 9th century, and by the 15th century it had become a mature language with a rich literature.
Arriving on the Iberian Peninsula in 218 BC, the Romans brought with them the Roman people's language, Vulga ...
See also:Portuguese language, Portuguese language - History, Portuguese language - Classification and related languages, Portuguese language - Geographic distribution, Portuguese language - Dialects, Portuguese language - Creole, Portuguese language - Sounds, Portuguese language - Consonants, Portuguese language - Vowels, Portuguese language - Prosody, Portuguese language - Grammar, Portuguese language - General, Portuguese language - Verbs, Portuguese language - Nouns pronouns and adjectives, Portuguese language - Demonstratives, Portuguese language - Vocabulary, Portuguese language - Writing system, Portuguese language - Spelling reforms, Portuguese language - Examples, Portuguese language - Notes Read more here: » Portuguese language: Encyclopedia II - Portuguese language - History |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - British Virgin Islands - History The Islands were first settled by Arawak Indians from South America in around 100 BC. They settled the Islands until the 15th century when they were removed by the more aggressive Caribs, a tribe from the Lesser Antilles islands, after whom the Caribbean Sea is named.
In 1493, The Islands were sighted and named by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas. The Spanish Empire acquired the Islands in the early 16th century, mining copper on Virgin Gorda. The Dutch Empire established a permanent settlement on Tortola in 1 ...
See also:British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands - History, British Virgin Islands - Politics, British Virgin Islands - Geography, British Virgin Islands - Economy, British Virgin Islands - Demographics, British Virgin Islands - Transport Read more here: » British Virgin Islands: Encyclopedia II - British Virgin Islands - History |
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| | | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Junk ship - History Junks were originally developed during the Han Dynasty (220 BC-200 AD).
Junk ship - 2nd century junks Han Dynasty.
The 3rd century book "Strange Things of the South" (南州異物志) by Wan Chen (萬震) describes junks capable of carrying 700 people together with 260 tons of cargo ("more than 10,000 "斛"). He explains the ship's design as follows:
"The four sails do not face directly forward, but are set obliquely, and so arranged that they can all be fixed in the same direction, ...
See also:Junk ship, Junk ship - Design, Junk ship - Sail plan, Junk ship - Hull design, Junk ship - History, Junk ship - 2nd century junks Han Dynasty, Junk ship - 10th-13th century junks Song Dynasty, Junk ship - 14th century junks Yuan Dynasty, Junk ship - 15th-17th century junks Ming Dynasty, Junk ship - 19th century junks Qing Dynasty Read more here: » Junk ship: Encyclopedia II - Junk ship - History |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Fauxbourdon - History The earliest example of fauxbourdon may be in the Bologna manuscript I-BC Q15 (Bologna, Civico museo bibliografico musicale, Q15), compiled around 1440, which contains several examples, including one by Dufay, dating probably to around 1430. Since many early 15th century compositions are anonymous, and dating is often problematic, exact determination of the authorship of the earliest fauxbourdon is difficult. Dufay's contribution to this collection contains the first actual use of the term, in the closing part of his Missa S ...
See also:Fauxbourdon, Fauxbourdon - Description, Fauxbourdon - Hymn singing, Fauxbourdon - Four part homophony, Fauxbourdon - History, Fauxbourdon - Sources Read more here: » Fauxbourdon: Encyclopedia II - Fauxbourdon - History |
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| | | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Novel - Individual Novels Discussed From Western antiquity—Greece and Rome—these are the earliest, extant novels:
Xenophon, The Education of Cyrus (Greek, 4th century BC). A largely fictional account of the education of King Cyrus the Great of Persia. This is considered a precursor to the novel.
Petronius, Satyricon (Latin, 1st century).
Apuleius, The Golden Ass (Latin, 2nd century).
Chariton, The Loves of Chaereas and Callirhoe (Greek, 1st century–2nd century).
Achilles Tatius, Leucippe and ...
See also:Novel, Novel - Novel/Romance: Unstable Words, Novel - History, Novel - Traditions of Prose Fiction: The Ancient World, Novel - The Romance 1100-1500, Novel - The Emergence of the Novel 1200-1500, Novel - State of Affairs: The Market around 1700, Novel - The Second Rise of the Novel or the New Romance 1700-1800, Novel - The Market of Classics and the Reform of the Novel 1700-1800, Novel - To be Discussed: The Novel turning into Literature 1740-1800, Novel - Sentimentalism Psychology and a New Individual 1750-1850, Novel - The 19th century and the Novel as the object of great Discussions, Novel - The 20th Century: From Modernism to Postmodernism, Novel - Individual Novels Discussed, Novel - Asian works, Novel - The 13th century, Novel - The 14th century, Novel - The 15th century, Novel - The 16th century, Novel - The 17th century, Novel - The 18th century, Novel - The 19th century, Novel - The 20th century, Novel - Genre novels, Novel - Literature, Novel - Contemporary Views of the History of the Novel, Novel - Secondary Literature Read more here: » Novel: Encyclopedia II - Novel - Individual Novels Discussed |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Bordeaux - History Bordeaux was founded around 300 BC by a Celtic tribe, the Biturige Vivisci, who named the town Burdigala. The city fell under Roman rule around 60 BC.
The city was plundered by the troops of Abd er Rahman in 732, after he had defeated Duke Eudes and before he was killed during the Battle of Tours on October 10. It was later plundered by the Vikings.
From the 12th to the 15th century, Bordeaux was part of the English Kingdom, following the marriage of Duchess Alienor (Eleonor in English) d'Aquitaine with the French speaking Count Henri Plantagenet, born in Le Mans, who became, within months of thei ...
See also:Bordeaux, Bordeaux - Geography, Bordeaux - Demographics, Bordeaux - History, Bordeaux - Wine, Bordeaux - University City, Bordeaux - An Architectural Jewel, Bordeaux - Transportation, Bordeaux - Miscellaneous, Bordeaux - Births, Bordeaux - Sports Read more here: » Bordeaux: Encyclopedia II - Bordeaux - History |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Pesticide - History Since before 500 BC, humans have used pesticides to prevent damage to their crops. The first known pesticide was sulfur. By the 15th century, toxic chemicals such as arsenic, mercury and lead were being applied to crops to kill pests. In the 17th century, nicotine sulfate was extracted from tobacco leaves for use as an insecticide. The 19th century saw the introduction of two more natural pesticides, pyrethrum which is derived from crysanthemums, and rotenone which is derive ...
See also:Pesticide, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Higher Level Animal Life Forms, Pesticide - Repellents and Attractants, Pesticide - Pesticides Active Against Plants and Lower Level Life Forms, Pesticide - History, Pesticide - Regulation, Pesticide - Dangers of Pesticides, Pesticide - Managing Pest Resistance, Pesticide - Continuing Development of Pesticides, Pesticide - Pesticide use maps in the US Read more here: » Pesticide: Encyclopedia II - Pesticide - History |
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| | | | | 15th century BC: Encyclopedia II - Pesticide - History Since before 500 BC, humans have used pesticides to prevent damage to their crops. The first known pesticide was sulfur. By the 15th century, toxic chemicals such as arsenic, mercury and lead were being applied to crops to kill pests. In the 17th century, nicotine sulfate was extracted from tobacco leaves for use as an insecticide. The 19th century saw the introduction of two more natural pesticides, pyrethrum which is derived from crysanthemums, and rotenone which is derive ...
See also:Pesticide, Pesticide - Pesticides active against higher level animal life forms, Pesticide - Repellents and attractants, Pesticide - Pesticides active against plants and lower level life forms, Pesticide - History, Pesticide - Regulation, Pesticide - Dangers of pesticides, Pesticide - Managing pest resistance, Pesticide - Continuing development of pesticides, Pesticide - Pesticide use maps in the US Read more here: » Pesticide: Encyclopedia II - Pesticide - History |
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