The 17th century BC was the century that lasted from 1700 BC to 1601 BC.
Nebra sky disk , central Europe 1600 BC. The inlaid gold depicted the crescent moon and the Pleiades star cluster in a specific arrangement forming the earliest known depiction of celestial phenomena.
Satellite image of Thera, centre location of the Minoan eruption , one possible source of 17th century BC climatic disturbances c. 1700 BC : Indus Valley civilisation comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture .
1700 BC : Belu-bani became the King of Assyria .c. 1700 BC: Minoan Old Palace period ends and Minoan Second Palace period starts in Ancient Greece .
c. 1700 BC: beginning of the Late Minoan period on Crete .
c. 1700 BC: Aegean metalworkers are producing decorative objects rivaling those of Ancient Near East jewelers, whose techniques they seem to borrow.
c. 1700 BC : Lila-Ir-Tash started to rule the Elamite Empire .
c. 1700 BC: 1450 BC : Young girl gathering saffron crocus flowers, detail of wall painting, Room 3 of House Xeste 3, Akrotiri (prehistoric city) , Thera , is made. Second Palace period. It is now kept in Thera Foundation, Petros M. Nomikos, Greece .
c. 1700 BC: Bronze Age starts in China .
c. 1698 BC : Lila-Ir-Tash the ruler of the Elamite Empire died. Temti-Agun I started to rule the Elamite Empire .
1691 BC : Belu-bani , the King of Assyria died.c. 1690 BC : Temti-Agun I, the ruler of the Elamite Empire , died. Tan-Uli started to rule the Elamite Empire .
1690 BC : Libaia became the King of Assyria .c. 1680 BC : Egypt : Development of leavened bread (date approximate).
c. 1673 BC : Sharma-Adad I became the King of Assyria .
c. 1661 BC : Iptar-Sin became the King of Assyria .
c. 1655 BC : Tan-Uli, the ruler of the Elamite Empire , died.
c. 1650 BC : Collapse of the 14th Dynasty of Egypt .
c. 1650 BC : Conquest of Memphis by the Hyksos and collapse of the 13th Dynasty of Egypt .
c. 1650 BC : Start of the 15th (Hyksos) and 16th Dynasties of Egypt.
c. 1650 BC : Possibly, start of the Abydos Dynasty in Upper Egypt.
c. 1646 BC or earlier: Jie of Xia is overthrown by Tang of Shang (ca. 1675-1646 BC) in the Battle of Mingtiao .
1649 BC : Bazaia became the King of Assyria .1633 BC – May 2 – Lunar Saros 34 begins.[1]
1627 BC : Beginning of a cooling of world climate lasting several years recorded in tree-rings all over the world.[2] Minoan eruption of Thera ,[3] Avellino eruption of Mount Vesuvius ,[4] Mount Aniakchak in Alaska .[5] 1625 BC : Samsu-Ditana becomes King of Babylon (middle chronology ).1621 BC : Lullaia becomes the King of Assyria .1620 BC : Mursili I becomes King of the Hittite Empire (middle chronology ).1615 BC : Shu-Ninua became the King of Assyria .c. 1600 BC : Tang of Shang established the Shang dynasty . 
