Historians call the period c.1100-800 BC the Greek Dark Age – but what was life like

elsewhere at this period?

c. 1045 BC the Zhou Dynasty in China perfects the making of Bronze bells

c. 1000 BC the Jomon civilisation in Japan develops new methods for rice farming

c. 1000 BC Austronesians begin their great migration across the Pacific

c. 1000 BC Aryans organise society in India into four classes

c. 900 BC Kushite people in Africa win independence from Egypt

c. 850 BC Chavin Civilisation in South America develop a unique form of sculpture

832 BC King Solomon builds a magnificent temple to the One God in Jerusalem

814 BC Phoenician city of Carthage founded