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Welcome to the World History Project's collection of online maps, which have been made especially for this project. Below you will find them conveniently organized into historical periods, trying to keep at least some semblance of order. If you wish to contribute, please go here.

[edit] Ancient History

Sumer and the Akkadian Empire.	East Hemisphere in 500 BC (height of the Persian Empire).	Persian Empire 490 BC.	Empire of Alexander the Great.
East Hemisphere in 323 BC (before Alexander's death).

[edit] The Classical Age

The Roman Republic at 44BC

The Roman Empire in 60 AD

[edit] The Medieval World

The Byzantine Empire at its height

Europe 1430

[edit] The Colonial Age

The Ottoman Empire at its height in 1683.

Colonial possessions in 1674

Europe in 1648

[edit] Colonial Empires

The Dutch Empire and its possessions at different times in history.	The British Empire and its possessions at different times in history.	The Italian Empire in 1940.	The Portuguese Empire and its possessions at different times in history.
The French Empire and its possessions at different times in history.	The Swedish Empire and its possessions at different times in history.	The Belgian Empire in 1900.	The German Colonial Empire and its possessions in 1900.
The Danish Empire and its possessions at different times in history.	The Spanish Empire and its possessions at different times in history.	The Japanese Empire in 1942.	World Colonization in 1920.

[edit] The Modern Era

Dutch expansion in the East Indies.

Alliances prior to WWI.

Central Powers gains in WWI.

Europe under German and Italian Occupation.

[edit] Religions

Muslim Religion

Catholic Population around the world

Hinduism around the world

[edit] Languages

English Language around the world.	The Dutch language around the world.	The French language around the world.	The Portuguese language around the world.
The Russian language around the world.	Language groups.