General
Population: Perhaps 100 million*
- Births: Homer (900 BC)
- Entertainment: West African sculptures created (900 BC)
Geometric pottery and art created in Greece (900 BC)
- Trade: Mediterranean trade fluorishes (900 BC)
- Writings: Creation of victory stele of King Mesa (900 BC)
- Deaths: Jereboam I of Israel (907 BC),
Solomon of Israel (may be earlier) (900 BC)
Africa
- Nigeria: Nok people present (900 BC)
- Sudan: Kushites establish capital at Napata (900 BC)
Americas
- South: Chavin culture focuses around Chavin de Huantar in Peruvian Andes (900 BC)
Peru's Paracas peninsula becomes religious center (900 BC)
Asia
- India: First states in Ganges delta (900 BC)
Europe
- Austria: Peoples at Hallstart (related to Celts) in Austria mine salt and use iron (900 BC)
- East: Nomadism dominant in Eurasia (900 BC)
- Greece: State of Sparta in souther Greece founded by Dorians from north (900 BC)
Possible Olympics - see 776 BC (900 BC)
Foundation of Sparta, Ionia, Aeolia (900 BC)
- Italian States: Etruria in North Italy founded with city Tyrrhenia - Etruscans dominate until absorbed (900 BC)
Middle East
- General: Assyrians challenge Semites for power (900 BC)
- Arabia: Start of Saba people to 275 AD (900 BC)
- Edom: Kingdom of Edom forms south of Dead Sea to 667 BC (900 BC)
- Israel: Death of Jereboam I of Israel (907 BC)
Development of Hebrew script (900 BC)
Start of "Age of Prophets" in Israel to 500s BC (900 BC)