17th century BC - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 17th Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 17th Century Bc
17th century BC - Events. 1700 – 1500 BC -- Hurrian conquests. 1700 BC - Belu-bani became the King of Assyria. c. 1700 BC - Lila-Ir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bread: Encyclopedia - Bread
Techniques - Utensils Weights and measures Spices and Herbs Sauces - Soups - Desserts Cheese - Pasta - Bread Other ingredients Africa - A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bronze Age Sword: Encyclopedia - Bronze Age Sword
Bronze Age swords appear from around the 17th century BC, evolving out of the dagger. The 3rd millennium Sumerian "sickle-sword" is an ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1570s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1570s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1620s BC 1610s BC 1600s BC 1590s BC 1580s BC - 1570s BC - 1560s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia - Chariot
Chariot was the name of a WW2 naval weapon, the British manned torpedo. A chariot is a two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle. In Latin biga is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1680s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1680s Bc
Centuries: 18th century BC - 17th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1690s BC - 1680s BC - 1670s BC 1660s BC 1650s BC 1640s BC 1630s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phoenicia: Encyclopedia - Phoenicia
Phoenicia was an ancient civilization in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal plain of what is now Lebanon, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arkaim: Encyclopedia - Arkaim
Arkaim is an archaeological site situated in the Southern Urals steppe, 8.2 km north-to-northwest of Amurskiy, and 2.3 km south-to-southe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1500s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1500s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1550s BC 1540s BC 1530s BC 1520s BC 1510s BC - 1500s BC - 1490s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1540s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1540s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1590s BC 1580s BC 1570s BC 1560s BC 1550s BC - 1540s BC - 1530s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1600s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1600s Bc
Centuries: 18th century BC - 17th century BC - 16th century BC Decades: 1650s BC 1640s BC 1630s BC 1620s BC 1610s BC - 1600s BC - 1590s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1550s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1550s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1600s BC 1590s BC 1580s BC 1570s BC 1560s BC - 1550s BC - 1540s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1560s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1560s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1610s BC 1600s BC 1590s BC 1580s BC 1570s BC - 1560s BC - 1550s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1580s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1580s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1630s BC 1620s BC 1610s BC 1600s BC 1590s BC - 1580s BC - 1570s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1590s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1590s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1640s BC 1630s BC 1620s BC 1610s BC 1600s BC - 1590s BC - 1580s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1670s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1670s Bc
Centuries: 18th century BC - 17th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1690s BC 1680s BC - 1670s BC - 1660s BC 1650s BC 1640s BC 1630s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1610s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1610s Bc
Centuries: 18th century BC - 17th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1660s BC 1650s BC 1640s BC 1630s BC 1620s BC - 1610s BC - 1600s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1530s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1530s Bc
Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1580s BC 1570s BC 1560s BC 1550s BC 1540s BC - 1530s BC - 1520s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1650s Bc: Encyclopedia - 1650s Bc
Centuries: 18th century BC - 17th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1690s BC 1680s BC 1670s BC 1660s BC - 1650s BC - 1640s BC 1630s B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bread: Encyclopedia Ii - Bread - Composition And Chemistry
Bread - Formulation. The amount of water and flour are the most significant measurements in a bread recipe, as they affect texture and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Greeks - Identity Of The Greek People
Greeks - Classical and Roman. Herodotus states that the Athenians declared, before the battle of Plataea, that they would not go over t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Hittites: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Hittites - The New Kingdom
With the reign of Tudhaliya I (who may actually not have been the first of that name; see also Tudhaliya), the Hittite Empire reëmerges ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bread: Encyclopedia Ii - Bread - Composition And Chemistry
Bread - Formulation. The amount of water and flour are the most significant measurements in a bread recipe, as they affect texture and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mycenaean Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Mycenaean Language - Phonology And Orthography
The script differentiates five vowel qualities, a, e, i, o, u, the semi-vowels w and j (also transcribed as y), three liquids, m, n, r an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mycenaean Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Mycenaean Language - Phonology And Orthography
The script differentiates five vowel qualities, a, e, i, o, u, the semi-vowels w and j (also transcribed as y), three liquids, m, n, r an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arkaim: Encyclopedia Ii - Arkaim - The Site
The site is generally dated to the 17th century BC. Earlier dates, up to the 20th century BC, have been proposed. It was a settlement of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rulers Of Elam: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rulers Of Elam - Old Period
List of rulers of Elam - Dynasty of Awan. Three kings, names unknown (c. 2600 BC) Peli? (c. 2500 BC) Tata? Ukku-Takhesh Khishur Shushu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Ancient Near East
Chariot - Egyptian. The chariot, together with the horse itself, was introduced to Egypt during the reign of the Hyksos dynasty in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Russian Tachanka
It might be said that the chariot was briefly revived during the Russian civil war of 1918–1920, when the "tachanka", a cart or wagon w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Hittites: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Hittites - The Hittite Old Kingdom
The founding of the Hittite Empire is usually attributed to Hattusili I, who conquered the plain south of Hattusa, all the way to the out...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Hittites: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Hittites - Hattians And Hittites
Around 2000 BC, the region centered in Hattusa, that would later become the core of the Hittite kingdom, was inhabited by people with a d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Northern Europe
The Trundholm sun chariot is dated to ca. 1400 BC (see Nordic Bronze Age). The horse drawing the solar disk runs on four wheels, and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Rulers Of Elam: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Rulers Of Elam - Middle Elamite Period
List of rulers of Elam - Kidinuid Dynasty. Kidinu Inshushinak-sunkir-nappipir Tan-Ruhurater II Shalla Tepti-ahar List of rulers of E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bread: Encyclopedia Ii - Bread - Trivia
Bread is mentioned in the Lord's Prayer, where it may mean necessities in general. Similarly, the word bread is now a commonly used aroun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Central And Western Europe
The only Etruscan chariot found intact dates to ca. 530 BC. It is decorated with bronze plates reminiscent of the Gundestrup cauldron. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Indo-iranians
The earliest chariots known are from the chariot burials of the Andronovo (Timber-Grave) sites of the Sintashta-Petrovka culture in moder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - China
The earliest chariot burial site in China, discovered in 1933 at Hougang, Anyang of central China's Henan Province, dates to the rule of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Northern Europe
The Trundholm sun chariot is dated to ca. 1400 BC (see Nordic Bronze Age). The horse drawing the solar disk runs on four wheels, and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phoenicia: Encyclopedia Ii - Phoenicia - Language And Literature
See main articles: Phoenician language, Phoenician alphabet, Alphabet. Though the Phoenicians are credited with developing the Phoenician...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Central And Western Europe
The only Etruscan chariot found intact dates to ca. 530 BC. It is decorated with bronze plates reminiscent of the Gundestrup cauldron. It...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot - Classical Antiquity
Chariot - Greece. The classical Greeks had a (still not very effective) cavalry, and the rocky terrain of the Greek mainland was unsuit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bread: Encyclopedia Ii - Bread - History
Bread is one of the oldest prepared foods, dating back to the Neolithic era. The first breads produced were cooked versions of a grain-pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bread: Encyclopedia Ii - Bread - Breads Across Different Cultures
There are many variations on the basic recipe of bread, including pizza, chapatis, tortillas, baguettes, pitas, lavash, biscuits, pretzel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bread: Encyclopedia Ii - Bread - Recipes
The following instructions to make bread were taken from the Household Cyclopedia of 1881: "Place in a large pan twenty-eight pounds of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Greeks - Footnotes
1In Greek: homoglosson (ὁμόγλωσσον) + 2In Greek: homaimon (ὅμαιμον) 3Compare the Christian Greek and Demotic term omot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Greeks - Greeks Around The World
Outside Greece and Cyprus, large Greek communities can be found in a number of countries: United States: 1,153,295 (self-reported herita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Greeks - Names Used For The Greek People
Main Article: Names of the Greeks. Throughout the centuries, the Greeks have been known by a number of names, including: Hellenes (Έλ�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Greeks - History Of The Greeks
The history of the Greek people is closely associated with the history of Greece itself. While Greeks have migrated away from Greece for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bread: Encyclopedia Ii - Bread - Trivia
Bread is mentioned in the Lord's Prayer, where it may mean necessities in general. Similarly, the word bread is now a commonly used aroun...   » Read the article