Europe map 0 ad3/19/2024 ![]() In Western Europe, a wide series of tribes and tribal alliances moved into positions of power in the remnants of the former Roman Empire small kingdoms were established, and the geography of Western Europe was about to change. During its often tumultuous 500-year period of innovation, it changed the continent and had a profound and lasting influence on the development of modern architecture, language, law and religion.Īfter its collapse, the Eastern Roman Empire survived (285-1450) as the Byzantine Empire. Of the great civilizations to develop in Europe, the previously mentioned Roman Empire certainly had the most lasting influence. In short, the Greek culture provided the foundation of modern Western culture. Classical Greek culture had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire, which carried a version of it to many parts of the Mediterranean region and Northern Europe. Greece began to emerge from the Dark Ages. The practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops and raising livestock began in the Neolithic Age some 9,000 years ago stone tools were used and people began to live in small groups, or villages.Īs man continued to journey east-to-west acrossĮurasia (a combination of Asia and Europe), knowledge of tools and new methods of organization arrived civilizations flourished as metal axes and arrowheads improved survival. Note: Much of the information in this map was cross-checked with Bruce Gordon’s Regnal Chronologies.As for Europe, a brief chronological account of its significant events begins during prehistoric times with the emergence of Homo sapiens (early man), roughly 40,000 years ago.Įarly inhabitants during the Paleolithic Age, in an effort to survive, grouped together into small societies such as bands, and subsisted by gathering plants and hunting for wild animals. * British Isles & Ireland (Anglo-Saxons, Celts, Romano-Celts, etc.) are derived from: * Avar Khaganate borders are derived from a combination of: Note: User:Bogomolov.PL has discovered possible errors in some of my European borders compared to this source, due to the different geographical layout of the maps. * European borders are mostly derived from: The DK Atlas of World History, 2000 edition. Map of ” Southeast Asia to 650 CE”. ![]() * Southeast Asian kingdoms are derived from a combination of: Eastern borders are from: Albert Herrmann, Ph.D.* Persian Empire (Sassanid Dynasty) borders are derived from: Maps of “ Korea in 576” and “ Korea in 646”. * Korean Borders are derived a combination of: The DK Atlas of World History. Map of “State Formation in Korea & Japan to 650 CE” (Pg 264).Map of “ Age of Pusyabhutis and Calukyans, c. * Indian Kingdoms and borders are derived from a combination of: ![]() (and other sources), which describes Gökturk campaigns to the Black sea in 567 and 576 AD, and aĬaucasian campaign during the 3 rd Perso-Turkic war (627-629 AD). The reason is described in the Wikipedia’s article about the Gökturks Note: My map shows the Western Gökturk borders extended further north and west than depicted * Gökturk Khaganates (Eastern & Western) derive from: * Chinese Empire (Sui Dynasty) borders are derived from: * North African borders are derived from a combination of: Khoisan Peoples, Kwa, Libyans, Mandes, Nilotic Peoples, West Atlantic Peoples, etc.) (Bantus, Berber Tribes, Chadians, Cushites, Daamat, Garamantes, Gur, Map of “Development of Complex Societies in Africa”. * African Tribal locations are derived from: Map of “ Europe in 600 AD”.Įuratlas-Nüssli, rue du MilYverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland World History Maps Inc., Alexandria, VA, 2008. Map of the “Countries of the World 1/1/600CE.” Interactive Historical Atlas of the World since 500BCE.
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