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1122 BC| c. 1200 BC–c. 1100 BC | Middle East, Greece [political events] | This century sees the end of the Bronze Age in the Middle East and the Aegean and the beginning of a Dark Age, at least in the latter area. The turmoil caused by the displaced Peoples of the Sea may have been prompted by renewed pressure, from the north, of Indo-European tribes; as the century progresses these tribes, in particular the Phrygians and Dorian Greeks, penetrate Asia Minor and Greece. | | 1122 BC | China [administration] | China's Shang dynasty declines, although some sources state that it lasts until 1027 BC, and the Zhou dynasty begins, said to have been founded by kings Wën and Wu. The Zhou dynasty makes China stable and prosperous for at least three centuries. For the first time China is knit, though loosely, into one feudal kingdom. | | c. 1122 BC | China [public health] | Smallpox is first described, in China. Pharaoh Ramses V, who dies in 1157 BC, is considered the first known victim of the disease. |
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