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World Map in 1500 BCE: Empires & Borders

68 states, empires and peoples are on the world map in 1500 BCE. Drag the timeline to watch their borders change, or click a region for its history.

Empires and kingdoms in 1500 BCE

  1. state societies and Aramaean kingdoms — 367,072 km²
  2. Kingdom of David and Solomon — 154,201 km²

Other states and peoples in 1500 BCE

  1. Khoisan — 11,693,255 km²
  2. Saharan pastoral nomads — 10,021,183 km²
  3. Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers — 7,587,782 km²
  4. Paleo-Siberian hunter-gatherers — 7,338,405 km²
  5. West African cereal farmers — 6,008,604 km²
  6. Arctic marine mammal hunters — 5,872,667 km²
  7. Proto-Altaic pastoralists — 5,008,506 km²
  8. Savanna hunter-gatherers — 4,802,796 km²
  9. Manioc farmers — 4,744,436 km²
  10. Subarctic forest hunter-gatherers — 4,454,554 km²
  11. Karasuk culture — 4,356,890 km²
  12. Amazon hunter-gatherers — 4,269,344 km²
  13. Eastern North American hunter-gatherers — 3,457,344 km²
  14. Finno-Ugric taiga hunter-gatherers — 3,396,886 km²
  15. Tibetans — 3,325,539 km²
  16. Plain bison hunters — 2,838,469 km²
  17. Iranian pastoralists — 2,831,967 km²
  18. Dravidians — 2,769,040 km²
  19. Arabian pastoral nomads — 2,611,408 km²
  20. Desert hunter-gatherers — 2,369,366 km²

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