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General

Population: Perhaps 50 million*

Africa

• Egypt: Temple of Amun at karnak started (1570 BC)
  Pharoah begin to expel Hyksos from Egypt (1580 - 1570 - 1567 BC)
  End of Second Intermediate Period in Egypt and start of New Kingdom (1560 BC)
  Ahmose I drives Hyksos out of Egypt - also 1575 BC - Start of New Kingdom (18th Dynasty) (1550 BC)

Asia

• China: Shang capital of China moved to Zhengzhou (1557 BC)

Europe

• Crete: End of Middle Minoan age (1580 BC)

Middle East

• Babylon: Hitties from Turkey sack Babylon (1595 BC)
  Kassites from Zagros mountains seize Babylon - later take Indus valley (1590 BC)