Red outline indicates areas of bronze working, c. 2000 BCE.
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Map of societies, 2000 BCE. Colour coded by cultural stage. Includes simple farming societies; complex farming societies (Near East, Europe, China, Andes); state societies (Fertile Crescent, Egypt, Indus, Crete, Caral/Norte Chico).