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-	The '''7th century BC''' started the first day of [[700 BC]] and ended the last day of [[601 BC]].	+
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-	The [[Assyrian Empire]] continued to dominate the near east during this century, exercising formidable power over neighbors like [[Babylon]] and [[Egypt]]. In the last two decades of the century, however, the empire began to unravel as numerous enemies made alliances and waged war from all sides. The Assyrians finally left the world stage permanently when their capital [[Nineveh]] was destroyed in [[612]] BC. These events gave rise to the [[Neo-Babylonian Empire]], which would dominate the region for much of the following century.	+
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-	==Events==	+
-	*[[700 BC]] - [[600 BC]]: [[Baudhayana]] [[Sulbasutra]], an orally transmitted [[Vedic Sanskrit]] text on altar construction, contains the earliest extant verbal statement of the [[Pythagorean theorem]], which was likely known to (but not stated by) [[Old Babylonian]]s (1800 BC to 1600 BC).	+
-	*[[700 BC]]: The [[Songguk-ri|Songguk-ri Culture]] begins in the southern [[Korean peninsula]].	+
-	*c. 601 BC: The [[Medes]] from [[Medes|Media]] (western [[Iran]]) and the [[Scythians]] from modern [[Russia]] and [[Ukraine]] invade the northern and eastern parts of [[Assyria]].	+
-	*[[699 BC]]: [[Khallushu]] succeeds [[Shuttir-Nakhkhunte]] as king of the [[Elamite Empire]].	+
-	*[[697 BC]]: Death of [[King Huan of Zhou]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	*[[696 BC]]: [[King Zhuang of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	*696 BC: The [[Cimmerians]] ravage [[Phrygia]], possible migration of the [[Armenians]].	+
-	*[[691 BC]]: King [[Sennacherib]] of [[Assyria]] defeats king [[Humban-nimena]] of [[Elamite Empire|Elam]] in the [[Battle of Halule]].	+
-	*[[690 BC]]: [[Taharqa]], a king of the [[Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt|Twenty-fifth Dynasty]], ascends the throne of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]] (approximate date)	+
-	* [[689 BC]]: King [[Sennacherib]] of [[Assyria]] sacks [[Babylon]].	+
-	* [[687 BC]]: [[Gyges of Lydia|Gyges]] becomes king of [[Lydia]].	+
-	* 687 BC: [[Hezekiah]] succeeded by [[Manasseh of Judah|Manasseh]] as king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]].	+
-	* [[682 BC]]: Death of [[King Zhuang of Zhou]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	* [[681 BC]]: [[King Li of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	* 681 BC: [[Esarhaddon]] succeeds [[Sennacherib]] as king of [[Assyria]].	+
-	*[[677 BC]]: Death of [[King Li of Zhou]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	*677 BC: [[Esarhaddon]] leads the [[Assyria]]n army against rebellious [[Arab]] tribes, advances as far as the [[Brook of Egypt]].	+
-	*[[676 BC]]: [[King Hui of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	*[[675 BC]]: [[Esarhaddon]] begins the rebuilding of [[Babylon]].	+
-	*[[674 BC]]: [[Esarhaddon]] puts down a revolt in [[Ashkelon]] supported by [[Taharqa]], king of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]. In response, the [[ancient Assyrians|Assyrians]] invade [[Egypt]], but [[Taharqa]] is able to hold the invaders off.	+
-	*[[673 BC]]: [[Tullus Hostilius]] becomes king of [[Rome]].	+
-	*[[671 BC]]: [[Esarhaddon]] again invades [[Egypt]], capturing [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]] as well as a number of the [[royal family]].	+
-	*[[669 BC]]: [[Assurbanipal]] succeeds his father [[Esarhaddon]] as king of [[Assyria]].	+
-	*[[669 BC]]: Argos defeats Sparta for the last time, this time using a Phalanx, at the battle of Hysiae.	+
-	*[[668 BC]]: [[Shamash-shum-ukin]], son of [[Esarhaddon]], becomes King of [[Babylon]].	+
-	*[[668 BC]]: [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]] revolts against [[Assyria]].	+
-	*c. [[668 BC]]: [[Nineveh]], capital of [[Assyria]] becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]] in [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]].[http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm]	+
-	*[[667 BC]]: [[Byzantium]] founded by [[Megara]]n colonists under [[Byzas]]. (traditional date)	+
-	*[[664 BC]]: First [[naval battle]] in [[Greece|Greek]] recorded history, between [[Corinth, Greece|Corinth]] and [[Corcyra]].	+
-	*[[664 BC]]: [[Assurbanipal]] captures and sacks [[Thebes, Egypt]].	+
-	*[[664 BC]]: [[Psammetichus I]] succeeds [[Necho I]] as king of [[Lower Egypt]].	+
-	*[[664 BC]]: [[Taharqa]] appoints his nephew [[Tantamani]] as his successor of [[Upper Egypt]].	+
-	*[[February 11]], [[660 BC]] — Traditional founding date of [[Japan]] by [[Emperor Jimmu]].	+
-	*[[660 BC]]: First known use of the [[Demotic (Egyptian)|Demotic]] script.	+
-	*[[660 BC]]: [[Psammetichus I]] drives the [[Assyria]]ns out of [[Egypt]].	+
-	*[[660 BC]]: Estimated date of the [[impact event|impact]] that created the [[Kaali crater]]	+
-	*[[650s BC]]: Occupation begins at [[Maya civilization|Maya]] site of [[Piedras Negras, Guatemala]].	+
-	*[[657 BC]]: [[Cypselus]] becomes the first [[tyrant]] of [[Corinth]].	+
-	*[[656 BC]]: [[Psammetichus]] extends his control over all of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]. End of [[Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt|Twenty-fifth Dynasty]].	+
-	*[[653 BC]]: [[Atta-Khumma-In-Shushinak]] and [[Khumbanigash II]] succeed [[Shilhak-In-Shushinak]] and [[Tempti-Khumma-In-Shushinak]] as kings of the [[Elamite Empire]].	+
-	*[[652 BC]]: [[Babylonia]] rises in revolt under [[Shamash-shum-ukin]] against the [[Assyria]]ns.	+
-	*[[651 BC]]: [[King Xiang of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	*[[650 BC]]: The town of [[Abdera, Thrace|Abdera]] in [[Thrace]] is founded by colonists from [[Clazomenae]].	+
-	*650 BC: A [[climate change]] affects all the [[Bronze Age]] cultures in [[Europe]] with colder and wetter climate, and tribes from the [[Scandinavia]]n [[Nordic Bronze Age]] cultures are pushed downwards into the [[European continent]].	+
-	*[[640s BC|c. 640 BC]]: [[Assyria]]n king [[Ashurbanipal]] founds library, which includes our earliest complete copy of the ''[[Epic of Gilgamesh]]''.	+
-	*C.[[640 BC]]: [[Josiah]] becomes king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]].	+
-	*[[649 BC]]: [[Indabigash]] succeeds [[Tammaritu]] as a king of the [[Elamite Empire]].	+
-	*[[649 BC]]: [[Babylonia]]n revolt under [[Shamash-shum-ukin]] is crushed by the [[Assyria]]ns.	+
-	*[[648 BC]]: [[Pankration]] becomes an event at the [[Ancient Olympic Games]].	+
-	*[[April 6]], [[648 BC]]: Earliest [[Ancient Greece|Greek]]-chronicled [[solar eclipse]].	+
-	*[[647 BC]]: [[Monarch|King]] [[Assurbanipal]] of [[Assyria]] sacks [[Susa]]	+
-	*[[642 BC]]: [[Ancus Marcius]] becomes king of [[Rome]] (traditional date).	+
-	*[[640 BC]]: Great victory of [[Assyria]] over [[Elamite Empire]].	+
-	*[[632 BC]]: [[Cylon (ancient Athenian)|Cylon]], [[Athens|Athenian]] [[Nobility|noble]], seizes the [[Acropolis, Athens|Acropolis]] in a failed attempt to become king.	+
-	*632 BC: In the [[Battle of Chengpu]], the [[China|Chinese]] kingdom of [[Jin (state)|Jin]] and her allies defeat the kingdom of [[Chu (state)|Chu]] and her allies.	+
-	*[[631 BC]]: Founding of [[Cyrene, Libya|Cyrene]], a [[Hellenic Greece|Greek]] colony in [[Libya]] ([[North Africa]]) (approximate date).	+
-	*631 BC: [[Sadyates]] becomes king of [[Lydia]].	+
-	*[[627 BC]]: Death of [[Assurbanipal]], king of [[Assyria]]; he is succeeded by [[Assur-etel-ilani]] (approximate date).	+
-	*[[626 BC]]: [[Nabopolassar]] revolts against [[Assyria]], founds the [[Neo-Babylonian Empire]].	+
-	*[[625 BC]]: [[Medes]] and [[Babylonians]] assert their independence from [[Assyria]] and attack [[Nineveh]] (approximate date).	+
-	*[[623 BC]]: [[Sin-shar-ishkun]] succeeds his brother [[Assur-etel-ilani]] as king of [[Assyria]] (approximate date).	+
-	*c. [[622 BC]]: Text of [[Deuteronomy]] found in the [[Temple in Jerusalem]].	+
-	*[[619 BC]]: [[Alyattes II|Alyattes]] becomes king of [[Lydia]].	+
-	*619 BC: Death of [[King Xiang of Zhou]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	*[[618 BC]]: [[King Qing of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	*[[616 BC]]: [[Lucius Tarquinius Priscus]] becomes king of [[Rome]].	+
-	*[[614 BC]]: Sack of [[Asshur]] by the [[Medes]] and [[Babylonians]].	+
-	*[[613 BC]]: Death of [[King Qing of Zhou]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	*[[612 BC]]: [[King Kuang of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	*612 BC: An alliance of [[Medes]], [[Babylonian]]s and [[Susianians]] besiege and conquer [[Nineveh]]. King [[Sin-shar-ishkun]] of [[Assyria]] is killed in the sack.	+
-	*612 BC: [[Ashur-uballit II]] attempts to keep the [[Assyria]]n empire alive by establishing himself as king at [[Harran]].	+
-	*c. 612 BC: [[Babylon]], capital of [[Babylonia]] becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from [[Nineveh]], capital of [[Assyria]].[http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm]	+
-	*[[610 BC]]: [[Necho II]] succeeds [[Psammetichus I]] as king of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]].	+
-	*[[609 BC]]: King [[Josiah]] of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] dies in the [[Battle of Megiddo (609 BC)|Battle of Megiddo]] against [[Pharaoh]] [[Necho II]] of [[Egypt]], who is on his way north to aid the rump [[Assyria]]n state of [[Ashur-uballit II]].	+
-	*609 BC: The [[Babylonians]] defeat the [[Assyrian army]] of [[Ashur-uballit II]] and capture [[Harran]]. [[Ashur-uballit]], the last [[Assyria]]n king, disappears from history.	+
-	*609 BC: [[Jehoahaz of Judah|Jehoahaz]] succeeds his father [[Josiah]] as [[King of Judah]], but is quickly deposed by [[Necho]], who installs [[Jehoahaz]]'s brother [[Jehoiakim]] in his place.	+
-	*[[607 BC]]: Death of [[King Kuang of Zhou]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	*[[606 BC]]: [[King Ding of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].	+
-	*[[605 BC]]: [[Battle of Carchemish]]: [[Crown Prince]] [[Nebuchadrezzar]] of [[Babylon]] defeats the army of [[Necho II]] of [[Egypt]], securing the [[Babylonian]] conquest of [[Assyria]]. The [[Babylonians]] pursue through [[Syria]] and [[Palestine]].	+
-	*605 BC: [[Nebuchadrezzar II]] succeeds his father [[Nabopolassar]] as King of [[Babylon]].	+
-	*[[600 BC]]: Foundation of [[Capua]].	+
-	* [[600 BC]]: [[India]] — Age of the [[Mahajanapadas]] — 16 great kingdoms rule India — [[Kasi]], [[Kosala]], [[Anga]], [[Magadha]], [[Vajji]] (or Vriji), [[Malla]], [[Chedi Kingdom|Chedi]], [[Vatsa]] (or Vamsa), [[Kuru (kingdom)|Kuru]], [[Panchala]], [[Machcha]] (or Matsya), [[Surasena]], [[Assaka]], [[Avanti]], [[Gandhara]], [[Kamboja Kingdom|Kamboja]]	+
-	*600 BC: Foundation of [[Milan]] by [[Celts]] (approximate date).	+
-	*600 BC: Foundation of [[Marseille]] by [[Phoceans]] (traditional date).	+
-	*600 BC: [[Smyrna]] sacked and destroyed.	+
-	*600 BC: [[Nebuchadrezzar II|Nebuchadrezzar]] builds the [[Hanging Gardens of Babylon]].	+
-	*[[Scythians]] arrived in [[Asia]].	+
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-	==Significant persons==	+
-	*[[Hezekiah]] of the [[Kingdom of Judah]] (reigned [[710s BC|715]]–[[687 BC]])	+
-	*[[Sennacherib]], [[Kings of Assyria|king of Assyria]] and conqueror of [[Babylon]] ([[700s BC|705]]–[[681 BC]])	+
-	*[[Gyges of Lydia]] (reigned [[680s BC|687]]–[[652 BC]])	+
-	*[[Manasseh of Judah]] (reigned [[680s BC|687]]–[[643 BC]])	+
-	*[[Esarhaddon]], [[Kings of Assyria|king of Assyria]] and conqueror of [[Egypt]] (reigned [[680s BC|681]]–[[669 BC]])	+
-	*[[Archilochus]] of [[Thasos]], poet (c. [[680s BC|680 BC]]–[[645 BC]]). He is born on the island of [[Paros]]	+
-	*[[673 BC]] — Death of [[Numa Pompilius]], second of the [[Kings of Rome]], successor to [[Romulus]]	+
-	*[[670 BC]] — Death of [[Mettius Fufetius]], [[Latin]] king of [[Alba Longa]]	+
-	*[[664 BC]] — Death of [[Necho I]], king of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]	+
-	*[[663 BC]] — Death of [[Taharqa]], king of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]	+
-	*[[653 BC]] — Death of [[Tantamani]], last king of the [[Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt]]	+
-	*[[652 BC]] — Death of [[King Hui of Zhou]], king of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]]	+
-	*[[652 BC]] — First recorded mention of King [[Kuras of Parsumas]], possibly the same as King [[Cyrus I of Anshan]], head of the [[Achaemenid dynasty]]	+
-	*[[645 BC]] — Death of [[Guan Zhong]], [[Prime Minister]] of the [[China|Chinese]] state of [[Qi (state)|Qi]]	+
-	*[[Josiah]] of the [[Kingdom of Judah]] (reigned [[640s BC|641 BC]]–[[609 BC]])	+
-	*[[Stesichorus]] of [[Sicily]], [[Lyric poetry|lyric]] [[poet]] (c. [[640s BC|640 BC]]–[[555 BC]])	+
-	*[[Solon]] of [[Athens]], one of the [[Seven Sages of Greece]] ([[630s BC|638 BC]]–[[558 BC]])	+
-	*[[Thales]] of [[Miletus]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[mathematician]] ([[630s BC|635 BC]]–[[543 BC]])	+
-	*[[610 BC]] — Death of [[Psammetichus I]], king of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]]	+
-	*[[610 BC]] — Birth of [[Anaximander]], [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] [[philosopher]]	+
-	*[[Sappho]] of [[Lesbos Island|Lesbos]], [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] [[poet]]	+
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-	==Inventions, discoveries, introductions==	+
-	* The [[China|Chinese]] invent [[Printing]].	+
-	* First metal [[coin]]s used by [[Lydia]]ns of western [[Anatolia]]. Until c. [[525 BC]] [[coin]]s bore an image on one side only.	+
-	* [[Greeks]] adopt coins and alphabetic writing from [[Asia Minor]].	+
-	* [[Iron]] allegedly discovered in [[China]].	+
-	* 7th century BC-[[4th century BC]] - Etruscan cemetery of La [[Banditaccia]], [[Cerveteri]] is made.	+
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