From the Silk Road to the Great Game:
China, Russia, and Central Eurasia

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Concise Atlas of World History

• Prehistoric cultures of China
• Sumerian Mesopotamia, c.2500-2000BC
• The empire of Alexander the Great
• The spread of epidemics
• The diffusion of religions
• The expansion of the Han Empire
• Barbarian invasions of the ancient world
• Christianity in Asia
• The expansion of Islam, 632-936
• Mongol invasions, 1233-40
• The Mongol Empire before 1259
• The break-up of the Mongol Empire after 1259
• The conquest of Timur, 1370-1405
• The resurgence of Muslim power
• The T'ang Empire of China
• China under the Ming, 1366-1644
• Eurasian trade routes, c.1000-1500
• Voyages of discovery, 1480-1630 (missing)
• Voyages of discovery, 1480-1630 (part 1)
• Voyages of discovery, 1480-1630 (part 2)
• Commercial expansion to the East
• The main trading flows c. 1775
• Russian expansion in Siberia, 1581-1800
• Russia in Asia, 1815-1900
• Colonial expansion, 1815-70
• The colonial expires in 1914
• Imperial expansion (Ch'ing Dynasty), 1644-1769
• 17th century trade (China)
• Rebellions and foreign attacks (China) 1840-1901
• The dismemberment of the Chinese Empire, 1842-1911
• The revolution of 1911
• The Northern Expedition 1926-27
• China under the Kuomintang, 1928-37
• The Chinese Communist movement to 1945
• The establishment of Communist rule, 1945-49
• Population movement (Soviet Union), 1926-70
• Industrial expansion (Soviet Union), 1926-80
• Rich nations and poor nations, 1985

World Histroy Atlas

• Indo-European Migrations, c. 4000 BCE-1000 BCE
• The Spread of World Religions, c. 500 BCE-600 CE
• Alexander's Empire, c. 323 BCE
• The Spread of Islam, 622-750 CE
• Asia, c. 750 CE
• Mongol Empires, 13th Century
• Exploration and Colonization, c. 1700
• Imperialism in the Modern World, 1900
• Asian Imperialism to 1910
• States of the World, 2000

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Last update: November 14, 2001