The Battle of Megiddo (fought 15th century BC) was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states led by the king of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. Megiddo is also the first recorded use of the composite bow and the first body …

The 15th century was the century which spans the Julian dates from 1 January 1401 to 31 December 1500 ().. In Europe, the 15th century includes parts of the Late Middle Ages, the Early Renaissance, and the early modern period.Many technological, social and cultural developments of the 15th century can in retrospect be seen as heralding the "European miracle" of the …