1000s BC

Events and trends

 * — becomes king of the ancient  (traditional date).
 * — Death of, King of the of.
 * — becomes King of the  of.
 * Earliest evidence of in the  highlands.
 * c. —  ends.
 * c. 1000 BC — come to  from the  region.
 * c. 1000 BC — Archaeological evidence obtained from inscriptions excavated in dates the  language, a classical language spoken in.
 * c. 1000 BC — started to conquer neighbouring regions.
 * 1000 BC — : 50,000,000
 * 1000 BC —, Western is founded.
 * c. 1000 BC — separates from its closest linguistic relatives, the.
 * c. 1000 BC —.
 * c. 1000 BC — enter.
 * c. 1000 BC — is introduced in.
 * is invented.

Significant people

 * , king of the ancient (–)
 * , ancient prophet (approximate date, estimates range from  to )