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General

Population: Perhaps 50 million*

• Law: Code of Hammurabi written (1780 / 1750 BC)
• Deaths: Hammurabi of Babylon (1750 BC)

Africa

• Egypt: End of Egypt's 12th dynassty with rule of female Pharoah (1788 BC)
  Hyksos invade Egypt starting second intermediate period (1786 - 1750 BC)

Americas

• South America: Pottery used in Peru (1750 BC)

Asia

• China: End of Hsei dynasties and start of Shang (Yin) Dynasty (1766 or 1760 BC)

Europe

• Crete: Earthquake and revolution produce new Minoan dynasty (1750 BC)

Middle East

• Babylon: Reign of Hammurabi begins - extends Babylonia (1792 BC)
  Hittites sack Babylon (1760 BC)
  Death of Hammurabi the law giver - end of first dynasty as Kasites take over (1750 BC)
• Mesopotamia: Mursilis the Hittite leads his people to power (1775 BC)
  Hittite kingdom founded in upper Mesopotamia to 1180 BC (1750 BC)
• Persia: Estimated start of Persian empire (1750 BC)
• Sumeria: Sumerians brew beer (1750 BC)