Centuries: 12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC

Decades: 1050s BC 1040s BC 1030s BC 1020s BC 1010s BC - 1000s BC - 990s BC 980s BC 970s BC 960s BC 950s BC

Events and Trends

• 1006 BC - David becomes king of the ancient Israelites (traditional date)
• 1002 BC - Death of Zhou zhao wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 1001 BC - Zhou mo wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• Earliest evidence of farming in the Kenya highlands.

Significant People