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General

Population: Perhaps 27 million*

• Trade: Evidence of trade between India and Middle East (2300 BC)

Americas

• Central America: First permanent farming villages in Mesoamerica / Southern Mexico + pottery use (2300 BC)

Asia

• China: Yao Dynasty founded in China (2350 BC)
  End of Yao Dynasty - start of Shun dynasty (2300 BC)

Europe

• General: Bronze in use in South-East Europe / Aegean region (2300 BC)
• Britain: Largest stone circle at Avebury built (2300 BC)

Middle East

• Akkad: Sargon the Semitic King extends empire to Mediterranean and founds city of Agade (2340 BC)
  Sargon of Akkad conquers Mesopotamia (2334 BC)
  Sargon II of Akkad dominates Sumer - start of Akkadian Empire in Iraq region (2300 BC)
• Lagash: Urukagina the king of Lagash promotes first known written law code (2350 BC)
• Mesopotamia: Lugalzaggisi defeated by Sargon - Sargon becomes king of the four quarters (2350 BC)
• Samaria: Semitic people absorb Sumerians as Semites settle in Mesopotamia (2300 BC)