11th century BC

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Centuries:	12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC
Decades:	00s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s

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Events

• 1006 BCE - David succeeds Saul the King.
• 1020 BCE - Saul the King becomes the first king of the Israelites.
• Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC) instituted in China

Significant persons

• Prophet Samuel of the Old Testament

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

• Alphabet developed by Phoenicians (1100s BC)