Historical Maps

Historical maps showing territorial changes of countries and historical events of the past.
Decolonisation of Africa mapped
Historical Maps
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Atlas of the colonization and decolonization of Africa

The established history of Africa was, until current times, written for Africans by the white men, who had actively made their way through the African continent in a very proud and regularly changing stage in Europe’s history that appeared to be infinite with energy and ideas. A conference was held in Berlin in 1884 to negotiate with Africa’s colonization in such a manner as to sidestep the provocation of war. Hence, a tone for some sort of orchestration of contending interests in Africa was set.

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Map of Europe of Viking expansion
Historical Maps
Alex

Viking Expansion

The Vikings were the great raiders, traders, explorers, and settlers of medieval Europe. From their base in Scandinavia, they established outposts in the British Isles, Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, France, the Mediterranean, and Russia. They were probably also the first people from Europe to set foot in North America – almost 500 years before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.

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