World map in 2500 BC

8 polities have borders on the map in 2500 BC. Open 2500 BC on the interactive map →

Changes since 3000 BC

New on the map (5): Bell Beaker culture, Elam, Indus Valley Civilisation, Kulli culture, Old Kingdom of Egypt

No longer on the map (8): Cucuteni–Trypillia culture, Maykop culture, Kura-Araxes culture, Globular Amphora culture, Semainean culture, Ozieri culture, Early Dynastic Egypt, Proto-Elamite culture

States and empires in 2500 BC

Volcanic eruptions (VEI ≥ 4), 2500 BC – 2001 BC

Campi Flegrei eruption · 2500 BC · VEI 4
Atacazo eruption · 2490 BC · VEI 5
Hachijojima eruption · 2450 BC · VEI 4
Kujusan eruption · 2440 BC · VEI 4
Pelee eruption · 2430 BC · VEI 4
Vesuvius eruption · 2420 BC · VEI 5
Colima eruption · 2370 BC · VEI 4
St. Helens eruption · 2340 BC · VEI 5
Burney, Monte eruption · 2320 BC · VEI 5
Hekla eruption · 2310 BC · VEI 5
Orizaba, Pico de eruption · 2300 BC · VEI 4
Blanco, Cerro eruption · 2300 BC · VEI 7
Arenal eruption · 2250 BC · VEI 4
Karymsky eruption · 2250 BC · VEI 4
Galunggung eruption · 2250 BC · VEI 5
Sheveluch eruption · 2200 BC · VEI 4
Changbaishan eruption · 2160 BC · VEI 4
Campi Flegrei eruption · 2150 BC · VEI 5
Sheveluch eruption · 2100 BC · VEI 5
Izu-Tobu eruption · 2100 BC · VEI 4
Rungwe eruption · 2050 BC · VEI 5
Iliamna eruption · 2050 BC · VEI 4
Hachijojima eruption · 2050 BC · VEI 5
Mashu eruption · 2050 BC · VEI 4
Cotopaxi eruption · 2050 BC · VEI 5
Long Island eruption · 2040 BC · VEI 6
Chichon, El eruption · 2030 BC · VEI 5
Liamuiga eruption · 2010 BC · VEI 4
Ata eruption · 2010 BC · VEI 4

Significant earthquakes, 2500 BC – 2001 BC

BAB-A-DARAA,AL-KARAK earthquake · 2150 BC · M7.3

Sources

Borders: OpenHistoricalMap contributors (CC0 1.0). Battles: Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Eruptions: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program. Earthquakes: NOAA NCEI. Conflict events: UCDP GED (CC BY 4.0). Meteorites: NASA/Meteoritical Society. Full citations.