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View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; General ... The 15th century BC was the century that lasted from 1500 BC to 1401 BC.
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The 15th century was the century which spans the Julian calendar dates from 1 January 1401 (represented by the Roman numerals MCDI) to 31 December 1500 (MD). In Europe , the 15th century includes parts of the Late Middle Ages , the Early Renaissance , and the early modern period .
The first well-known literate civilization in Europe was the Minoan civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. [ 6 ] The Minoans were replaced by the Mycenaean civilization which flourished during the period roughly between 1600 BC, when Helladic culture in ...
In the 15th century BC, the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, ruled by Thutmose III, was ancient Africa's major force upon incorporating Nubia and the ancient city-states of the Levant. c. 1500 BC in China rose the Shang Empire which was succeeded by the Zhou Empire c. 1100 BC.
Minor developments were added, such as the invention of the mainspring in the early 15th century, which allowed small clocks to be built for the first time. The next major improvement in clock building, from the 17th century, was the discovery that clocks could be controlled by harmonic oscillators.
The turning point in the Hundred Years' War for 15th-century England that leads to the signing of the Treaty of Troyes five years later, making Henry V heir to the throne of France. 1418: The Council of Constance ends. The Western Schism comes to a close, and elects Pope Martin V as the sole pope. 1420
The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 – 5,500 years, beginning with Sumerian cuneiform, ... List of sovereign states in the 15th century BC;