Map of the Ancient World - World History Encyclopedia
Explore the ancient world in this interactive map. Select a date an see cities, kingdoms and empires rise and fall.
World History Maps
This interactive political map by World History Encyclopedia offers a large-scale overview of the ancient world across all time periods. Choose a date and see what the world looked like. It focuses on the Mediterranean, but also covers other parts of the world.
Ancient China - World History Encyclopedia
Dec 18, 2012 · Ancient China produced what has become the oldest extant culture in the world. The name 'China' comes from the Sanskrit Cina (derived from the name of the Chinese Qin Dynasty, pronounced 'Chin') which...
Map of Ancient & Medieval Sub-Saharan African States
Apr 12, 2019 · A map indicating the major ancient and medieval states in sub-Saharan Africa. Areas and dates relate to a state at its peak. In addition, shaded areas are approximate indicators only.
Map of the Hittite Empire (c. 1300 BC) - World History Encyclopedia
Apr 26, 2012 · Map of the Hittite Empire at its greatest extent under Suppiluliuma I (c. 1350–1322 BCE) and Mursili II (c. 1321–1295 BCE). Because many of the place names have...
Agriculture in the Fertile Crescent & Mesopotamia - World History ...
Mar 22, 2023 · The Fertile Crescent is an ancient geographic region comprised of three primary geographic zones: Mesopotamia, mostly located in modern-day Iraq, defined by the alluvial plain of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. Upper Mesopotamia in the foothills of the Taurus and Zagros mountains in the north.
Map of the World in 1000 BCE - World History Encyclopedia
Feb 23, 2013 · A map of the world in 1000 BCE illustrating: hunter-gatherers (yellow) nomadic pastoralists (purple) simple farming societies (green) complex farming societies/chiefdoms...
Trade in the Ancient World - World History Encyclopedia
Feb 22, 2019 · In this collection of resources, we look at trade across the ancient Mediterranean from Egypt to the Etruscans, find out what was transported along the Silk Road besides silk, and examine one of the great archaeological finds and indicators of international trade in the Bronze Age, the Uluburun shipwreck.
Map of Ancient History Museums - World History Encyclopedia
This map of the modern world shows the locations and addresses of various archaeological museums and sites around the globe.
Mesopotamia - World History Encyclopedia
Mar 14, 2018 · Mesopotamia (from the Greek, meaning 'between two rivers') was an ancient region located in the eastern Mediterranean bounded in the northeast by the Zagros Mountains and in the southeast by the Arabian Plateau, corresponding to modern-day Iraq and parts of Iran, Syria, Kuwait, and Turkey and known as the Fertile Crescent and the cradle of ...