1380s BC
# 1380s BC

The 1380s BC refers to the period between 1389 BC and 1380 BC, the 1380s was the second decade of the 14th century BC.

## Events and Trends

* Decline of the Minoan Culture in Crete.
* Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt marries Tiye, his Chief Queen.
* Amenhotep III attempts to connect the Nile and the Red Sea with a canal, this however would not be done successfully until almost 1000 years later with the opening of the Canal of the Pharaohs.

## Significant people

* Amenhotep III - Pharaoh of Egypt.
