What is 2nd millennium BC?
{{Millenniumbox|-2}} The '''2nd millennium BC''' took place in between the years of 2000 BC and 1001 BC. This is the time between the Middle and the late [[Bronze Age]]. The first half of the millennium saw a lot of activity by the [[Middle Kingdom of Egypt]] and [[Babylonia]]. The [[alphabet]] develops. [[Indo-Iranians|Indo-Iranian]] migration onto the [[Iranian plateau]] and onto the [[Indian subcontinent]] saw the creation and use of the [[chariot]]. Chariot warfare and population movements lead to violent changes at the center of the millennium. New order emerges with [[Greece|Greek]] control of the [[Aegean Sea|Aegean]] and the rise of the [[Hittite Empire]]. The end of the millennium sees the start of the [[Iron Age]]. [[World population]] begins to rise steadily. By 1000 BC, the population of the world reached nearly 50 million. {{Millennia}} [[Category:2nd millennium BC| ]]