Maps

The Viking Invasions of Eastern Europe, 820-941.

These maps are crucial for understanding the region's history, its present, and some of the most important stories there today.

European Geography 101 - Political Memes

The Denisovans, the mysterious cousins of the Neanderthals, displayed a level of adaptability thought to be unique to modern humans

Gaza’s annual revenue is less than $100 million and its population lives at a density of 2,000 persons per sq.km (third only to Hong Kong and Singapore). In 2014, 50% of Gaza’s 1.82 million population live in substandard housing with 70% living below the poverty line; per capita income was estimated at $US3,100 in 2009. Real estate prices in Gaza continue to rise as Israel seeks more land for projects such as controversial free economic zones, which Netanyahu’s invasion of Gaza seeks to…

The Mississippian way of life began to develop in the Mississippi River Valley (for which it is named). Cultures in the tributary Tennessee River Valley may have also begun to develop Mississippian characteristics at this point. Almost all dated Mississippian sites predate 1539-1540 (when Hernando de Soto explored the area).

The expansion of the Mongol Empire -- Mongol Empire map - Pax Mongolica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Disunited States Of America (if Manifest Destiny had never caught on).

Peasants' War of 1525

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Iranic peoples in 500BCE

The Ottoman Empire (1299-1823)