A History of the World in 500 Maps

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Originally published in French in 2019, the English version is an accessible, informative volume that, as it explains, is actually several atlases in one. In the Western Hemisphere, the Mayan civilization of Central America continues to thrive, and in South America two new centers of power have arisen in the Andes, Tiwanaku and Huari.

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Another great state whose end is fast approaching is the Parthian empire, which has ruled much of the Middle East for the past 300 years (though without the stability of the Roman and Han empires). In the Middle East, Indo-European speakers move down into Iran, where they will become known to history as the Medes and Persians. Similar to nowadays, older civilizations used road maps for their migrations or economic trade routes between different regions. This testifies to the power of the Church, and this period sees a fierce struggle between the Church and secular rulers. The religious upheaval known as the Reformation has split western Europe into two hostile camps, one Roman Catholic, the other Protestant.On the steppes of eastern Europe and central Asia, the struggles between competing Turkic groups caused some to move westward, where they have posed a threat to the more settled societies of central and southern Europe. The clash between the two great powers of the period will result in the spread of a key technology in world history, when Chinese captives pass on the technology of paper-making to their Muslim captors. To the north, the Russians have come into the Christian fold, looking to Constantinople for religious leadership. Expanding trade and wealth brings benefits to many local groups, enabling them to seize economic opportunities well beyond the gift of traditional agricultural societies. You can learn about the distribution of ancient tribes and populations, social movements or trade routes, and how the boundaries shifted over a certain period.

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The Koreans are also a dynamic and innovative culture, whilst the Japanese experience centuries of on-off civil war, in which Samurai warriors will come to prominence in Japanese society. In some countries these coexist uneasily with the traditional governing structures inhabited by monarchs and aristocrats, but in country after country they now exert an influence which cannot be ignored.At the same time, the Jewish people are now experiencing the early stages of their Diaspora, which by this time has also reached the frontiers of Rome and Parthia. To add to these political changes, European society is now starting to be transformed by the Industrial Revolution spreading from Britain.

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Both Japan and Korea have also experienced violent upheaval over the past century, but both have now emerged under stable regimes. This does not hinder the Muslim faith from putting down strong roots in all the regions ruled by the Caliphate. Here, crossing huge ocean distances in their small canoes, they have by now reached the islands of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. The nodes of this trading system are a growing number of small coastal sultanates, which have been established here.The advances being made in these two great regions of the world mean that this period is seeing major steps forward in technology and science. The growing links with other parts of the eastern Hemisphere have brought East Asian technologies to backward Europe. History teaches us valuable lessons, and its philosophy shows us what mistakes we should avoid and engages people to look into their cultural heritage.

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At this time, many of the classical civilizations of the ancient world enter their period of greatness: Greek, Chinese, Indian and Israelite civilizations all experience a burst of creativity, each producing thinkers who will profoundly shape the future course of world history. This is dominated by north Italian merchants, and the wealth this trade brings will, in following centuries, help bring about the great cultural movement known as the Italian Renaissance, and all that flows from it.In Africa, trade networks are spreading and new kingdoms arising, especially in central and southern parts. This is the Gupta empire, and this period is widely seen as one of the high points of Classical Indian civilization. Agriculture is also practiced in a few places in the Western Hemisphere, in parts of Mexico and Peru. Indeed, a broad readership will easily lose themselves in its 500 maps, which are each accompanied by engaging texts. The Italici give their name to the Italian peninsula; further north, in central Europe, Gauls, Teutons (Germans and Scandinavians) and Slavs are beginning to divide into separate peoples.