List of Animated Maps of History

Browse the timeline of war and conflict across the globe.

4000 year animation. Interactive maps explain countries, religion, science, culture.

by Maria Popova A chronology of one of our most inescapable metaphors, or what Macbeth has to do with Galileo. I was recently asked to select my all-time favorite books for the lovely Ideal Bookshelf project by The Paris Review's Thessaly la Force.

A History of the World is a partnership between the BBC and the British Museum that focuses on world history, involving collaborations between teams across the BBC, and schools, museums and audiences across the UK. The project focuses on the things we have made, from flint to mobile phone.

Maps-of-War is a multimedia site dedicated to producing diverse, creative visuals that enhance our understanding of war and its history.

The Timelines of History project brings together a comprehensive collection of world timelines, general history and recent events in timeline form.

World history: maps, timelines, chronological narratives, history teaching resources looking at the whole world as one history.

Virtual Timeline From more than a thousand years ago, when the Chinese invented dark spectacles to ward off evil spirits, until today, when technology enables lenses to change from clear to dark in the presence of UV light - the eyes have come a long way!

World History Online navigates through 3 000 years of world history, world timelines of civilizations (plus maps), people and world events.