1650 BCE

c. 1650 BC—Middle Kingdom ends in Ancient Egypt (other date is 1674 BC). c. 1650 BC—The last Woolly mammoths die on Wrangel Island, rendering the species extinct. c. 1650 BC — "Flotilla" fresco, from Room 5 of West House, Akrotiri (prehistoric city), Thera, is made. Second Palace period. It is now kept in National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

In the 17th century BC.

Conflict & Security

  • c. 1650 BC—Middle Kingdom ends in Ancient Egypt (other date is 1674 BC).source

Exploration & Expansion

  • c. 1650 BC—Second Intermediate Period starts in Ancient Egypt (other date is 1674 BC).source
  • c. 1650 BC—Greeks start to live in Mycenae.source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • c. 1650 BC—Between Rapperswil and Hurden, on the so-called Seedamm, a first wooden bridge was constructed on Lake Zürich in Switzerlandsource

Science & Discovery

  • c. 1650 BC—The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus is produced.source

Climate & Environment

  • c. 1650 BC—The last Woolly mammoths die on Wrangel Island, rendering the species extinct.source

Culture & Society

  • c. 1650 BC — "Flotilla" fresco, from Room 5 of West House, Akrotiri (prehistoric city), Thera, is made. Second Palace period. It is now kept in National Archaeological Museum, Athens.source