2nd millennium BC
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The 2nd millennium BC spanned the years 2000 BC to 1001 BC. In the Ancient Near East, it marks the transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age. The Ancient Near Eastern cultures are well within
Approximate spread of the Bell Beaker culture in Europe
Women figure of a Menhir, typically dating to the Bronze Age
Volcano eruption at Thera, c. 1500 BC. Thera today
The gilded side of the Trundholm sun chariot.
20th century BC
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The 20th century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2000 BC to 1901 BC.
2nd millennium BC
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The pyramid ruin of Amenemhet I at Lisht. He was the founder of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt