Historical Maps
Historical maps showing territorial changes of countries and historical events of the past.
How a Divided Peninsula Became Italy in Just 11 Years
Italy transformed from separate kingdoms into one nation between 1859-1870. Cavour allied with France to defeat Austria. Garibaldi sailed to Sicily with 1,000 Red Shirts and conquered the south. Rome joined in 1870 when French troops withdrew.
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Native Tribes of North America Mapped
The ancestors of living Native Americans arrived in North America about 15 thousand years ago. A wide diversity of communities, societies, and cultures finally developed. At one time numbering in the millions, the native peoples spoke close to 4,000 languages.
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Spread Of Christianity
Christianity originated in the province of Judea out of Jewish culture in the mid-1st century AD, expanded within the Roman Empire. As Christianity became distanced from its Jewish origins, it began to include elements of other cultures and forms of thinking.
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Disintegration of Yugoslavia
The Yugoslav nation was formed after WWI. Nevertheless, the county was dominated by the Serbs, and a significant source of tension was the Croatian request for greater sovereignty.
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Animated map of the contiguous 48 States showing every country boundary change from 1629 onwards, and State border changes from
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