Approximate borders
The Late Bronze Age collapse has swept away the Hittites and weakened Egypt. Assyria is rebuilding, and the Zhou dynasty rules northern China.
Explore 1000 BCE on the mapAreas calculated from the map outlines (≈). Share of Earth's land area including Antarctica.
| # | State or people | Area | Share of land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khoisan | 11,734,614 km² (4,530,760 sq mi) | 7.9% |
| 2 | Saharan pastoral nomads | 10,047,416 km² (3,879,329 sq mi) | 6.7% |
| 3 | Australian aboriginal hunter-gatherers | 7,602,370 km² (2,935,292 sq mi) | 5.1% |
| 4 | Paleo-Siberian hunter-gatherers | 7,295,326 km² (2,816,741 sq mi) | 4.9% |
| 5 | West African cereal farmers | 6,033,497 km² (2,329,546 sq mi) | 4.1% |
| 6 | Arctic marine mammal hunters | 5,834,245 km² (2,252,615 sq mi) | 3.9% |
| 7 | Proto-Altaic pastoralists | 4,994,425 km² (1,928,358 sq mi) | 3.4% |
| 8 | Savanna hunter-gatherers | 4,816,290 km² (1,859,580 sq mi) | 3.2% |
| 9 | Manioc farmers | 4,764,577 km² (1,839,614 sq mi) | 3.2% |
| 10 | Subarctic forest hunter-gatherers | 4,434,133 km² (1,712,028 sq mi) | 3.0% |
| 11 | Karasuk culture | 4,342,422 km² (1,676,619 sq mi) | 2.9% |
| 12 | Amazon hunter-gatherers | 4,287,400 km² (1,655,374 sq mi) | 2.9% |
Comparing the two snapshots. Some differences reflect improved mapping rather than real events, especially before 1500.
15 years from control to formal recognition · Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty, the oldest surviving peace treaty
After the Battle of Kadesh (c. 1274 BCE) ended in stalemate, Ramesses II and Hattusili III signed a treaty about 15 years later that froze the border between their empires.
See it on the 1000 BCE map