c. 1600 BC–c. 1200 BC
Late Bronze Age international system
World history · Politics · Culture
Kingdoms and cities in the eastern Mediterranean and western Asia were linked by diplomacy, seaborne trade, specialist exchange, and palace networks. It was an interconnected regional system, not a global economy in the modern sense.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
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Sources
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Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
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- 2026-09-23
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