Space / Astronomy

1800 BC

by Nick Greene

for About.com

The Babylonians began to keep astronomical observational records.
The Phaistos disk, discovered in 1908 dates from 1800 BC to 1750 BC.
The Early Bronze Age began.
The hymn to Ninkasi, the Sumerian goddess of brewing, earliest recipe for beer created.
The Hittites invaded Anatolia.
The Babylonians' sexagesimal system first appeared between 1900 BC and 1800 BC.
The height of Minoan Civilization was 1800 BC - 1550 BC.
Hammurabi created a code of laws covering property, realestate, business, family, and finances.
A permanent purple dye for cloth was invented in Crete from a marine snail.
The corset was invented in Crete.
The Hittites first began to use iron.
The Aryans suddenly and swiftly overwhelmed and conquered the Indus River Valley Civilizations.
Horses and a culture of horsemanship arrived in central Europe.
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt ended and the Second Intermediate Period began.
In what would eventually become the United States, the Pre-Anasazi & Anasazi Oshara Archaic Tradition shifted from the San Jose Phase to the Armijo Phase.
The Vedic culture of the Saraswati Valley civilization ended.
The Harappa/Late Harappa Transitional of the Indus Valley of Pakistan and western India transitioned into the Late Harappa Phase.
The Kassites defeated the Babylonians.