Ancient and Medieval History Maps

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Ancient and Medieval History Maps

• A resource tool for FCPS teachers

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Global
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Ancient Civilizations 3500 B.C.E.-1700 B.C.E.
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Remains of Prehistoric Peoples
This map shows the locations where scientists
have found the earliest fossils and other remains
of prehistoric people. Scientists have found
remains in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Most
scientists believe that our closest prehuman
ancestors originated in Africa, and prehistoric
people later spread to other parts of the world.
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Ancient and Medieval Exploration Routes
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World Map 300 C.E.-1500C.E.
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World known by Europeans in 1300
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Language Regions-Eastern Hem.
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Language Regions Eastern Hemisphere
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Seven Wonders Ancient World
This map shows the locations of the Seven Wonders
of the Ancient World. The Pyramids of Giza are in
northern Egypt. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
were near what is now Baghdad, Iraq. The Temple
of Artemis was built in the Greek city of
Ephesus, on the west coast of what is now Turkey.
The statue of Zeus was at Olympia, Greece. The
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus was built in what is
now southwestern Turkey. The Colossus stood near
the harbor of Rhodes, an island in the Aegean
Sea. The Lighthouse of Alexandria stood on the
island of Pharos in the harbor of Alexandria,
Egypt.
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Map of world wealth today
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Europe
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Aegean Civilizations
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Ancient Greece
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Ancient Greek City-States
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Ancient Greek Alliances
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Voyage of the Argonauts
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Eturia
This map shows the location of Etruria, the home
of the Etruscans. Etruria extended from the Arno
River in the north to the Tiber River in the
south, and from the Apennine Mountains in the
east to the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west.
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Sparta 500 B.C.E.
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Troy
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Macedonia Home of Alexander
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Alexanders Empire
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Empire of Alexander the Great
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Ancient Rome
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Rome takes Italy B.C.E. 272
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Roman Empire under Augustus
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Division of the Roman Empire 100 C.E.
At its peak, in the A.D. 100's, the Roman Empire
covered about half of Europe, much of the Middle
East, and the north coast of Africa. But the
Roman Empire grew weaker during the A.D. 300's.
In 395, it was split into the West Roman Empire
and the East Roman Empire. Each empire was
subdivided into two parts called prefectures. The
West Roman Empire consisted of the prefecture of
Gaul and the prefecture of Italy and Africa. The
prefecture of Illyricum and the prefecture of the
East made up the East Roman Empire. The West
Roman Empire fell to Germanic tribes in 476. The
East Roman survived as the Byzantine Empire until
1453.
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Roman Britain
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Roman Empire 117 C.E.
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Appian Way
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Growth of the Roman Empire
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Journey of St. Paul
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Anglo-Saxons
The seafaring Jutes, Angles, and Saxons who
invaded Britain in the mid-400's became known as
Anglo-Saxons. This map shows the origin of each
group in mainland Europe. The Jutes were from
what is now Denmark and northern Germany. The
Angles were from Angeln, a district in what is
now the northern German state of
Schleswig-Holstein. The Saxons were from northern
Germany.
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Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
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Empire of Attila the Hun 450s C.E.
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Byzantine Empire around 500 C.E.
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Kingdom of the Franks 768 C.E.
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Byzantine Empire 876-1057 C.E.
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Europe c. 1000 C.E.
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Italy 1200 C.E.
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Byzantine Empire around 1300 C.E.
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Empire of Charlemagne
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First and Third Crusades
This map shows the routes taken by some of the
major European armies during the First and Third
crusades. The First Crusade began in 1096 and
ended in 1099. Key European leaders in the
crusade included Robert of Flanders, Raymond of
Toulouse, Godfrey of Bouillon, and Bohemond of
Taranto. The crusaders traveled from Europe
toward Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) and
then marched toward Jerusalem. They succeeded in
capturing Jerusalem. They also established the
crusader states Edessa, Antioch, Tripoli, and
Jerusalem.The Third Crusade began in 1189 and
ended in 1192. Important European leaders of the
Third Crusade were Frederick I of Germany, Philip
II of France, and Richard I of England. The
crusaders failed to recapture Jerusalem. But they
recovered the Palestinian coastline and won an
agreement with the Muslims to permit Christians
to visit Jerusalem.
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Holy Roman Empire c. 1250 C.E.
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Exploration by the Vikings
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Capetian France
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Marco Polos Routes
The map is hyperlinked to the maps web site.
Click it while running the slide show to see
Magellans route animated.
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Ottoman Empire
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The Americas
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Land of the Maya
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Aztec Empire
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Aztec Controlled Area
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Indians Andes Cultural Area
This map shows where the American Indians of the
Andes cultural area lived. The Andean Indians
lived in the highlands of the Andes Mountains of
South America and in nearby coastal areas. This
large region includes southwestern Colombia,
central Ecuador, coastal Peru, most of Chile, and
parts of western Bolivia and Argentina. Next to
the map is a list of the Indian groups that lived
there. Major groups included the Inca, Mapuche,
Nazca, and Moche. Each of the underlined groups
has a separate article in World Book.
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Incan Empire
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Indians Caribbean
This map shows where the American Indians of the
Caribbean cultural area lived. The area includes
the southern half of Central America, the
northern parts of what are now Colombia and
Venezuela, and the islands of the Caribbean Sea.
Next to the map is a list of the Indian groups
that lived there. Major groups included the
Arawak, Carib, and Chibcha. Each of the
underlined groups has a separate article in World
Book.
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Portugals Empire
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Trade Winds
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Native American Cultural Regions
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Indians California
This map shows where the American Indians of the
California cultural area lived. The area includes
much of California. The area extends from the
southern edges of Oregon in the north to Baja, in
Mexico, in the south. It stretches from the
Sierra Nevada in the east to the Pacific Ocean in
the west. Next to the map is a list of the Indian
groups that lived there. Major groups included
the Chumash, Miwok, Pomo, and Wintun. Each of the
underlined groups has a separate article in World
Book.
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Indians Great Basin
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Indians Middle Americas
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Indians Northeast
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Indians Northwest
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Indians Plains
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Indians Plateau
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Indians South America
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Indians Southeast
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Indians Southwest
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Indians Subarctic
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Inuit Lands
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Indians Tropical Forest
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Indians Arctic Area
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The Maya
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Asia
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Cradles of Civilization
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Indus Valley Civilization
This map shows the location of the Indus Valley
civilization, which flourished from about
2500 B.C. to about 1700 B.C. The civilization
grew to cover most of present-day Pakistan and
parts of what are now Afghanistan and northern
India. The heart of the civilization was the vast
flood plain of the Indus and Hakra rivers. The
Hakra River is now dry. It flowed east ofand
parallel tothe Indus River.
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Shang Dynasty China 1700 1100 B.C.E.
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Asian Empires 300 B.C.E.-200B.C.E.
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Qin Dynasty 221 B.C.E.
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Asian Empires 100 C.E.- 300 C.E.
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Mauryan Empire c. 300 B.C.E.
This map shows the location of the Mauryan
Empire, the first empire to unite almost all of
India under a single government. The empire
lasted from about 324 to about 185 B.C. Under the
rule of Chandragupta Maurya, which ended about
298 B.C., the empire included much of what is now
northern India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and
Afghanistan. Chandraguptas son Bindusara and
Bindusara's son Ashoka expanded the empire far
into South India. The empire's capital was
Pataliputra (now Patna).
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Gupta Empire 320 C.E.- 500C.E.
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Mughal Empire 1600 C.E.
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Korea-Three Kingdoms Period(100) B.C.E.
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Han Empire 100 C.E.
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Indochina Peninsula 300 C.E.
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Asian Empires 700 C.E.
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Tang Empire
This map shows the land ruled by the Tan emperors
from their capital at Chang'an. The Tang Empire
reached its greatest size under Emperor Xuanzong.
It controlled territory from eastern China to
Persia. Arabs defeated Chinese armies at Talas in
A.D. 751. This battle marked the end of Tang
power in Turkestan and the closing of overland
trade routes to the west.
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Empire of Genghis Khan 1227 C.E.
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Mongol Empire 1200s C.E.
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Mongol Empire
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Empire of Kublai Khan
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Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 C.E.
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Marco Polos Routes
The map is hyperlinked to the maps web site.
Click it while running the slide show to see
Magellans route animated.
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Silk Road
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Asia Minor
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Asian Empires 1500 C. E.-1700 C. E.
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Africa
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Ancient Egypt
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Carthage
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Kingdom of Kush
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Nubia
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Kingdom of Aksum 300 C.E.
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Ghana Empire around 1050 C.E.
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Fatimid Empire
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Kingdom of Mali 1337 C.E.
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Africa in the 1400s
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Ottoman Empire
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Africa in the 1400s
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Kingdom of Benin about 1500 C.E.
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Middle East
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Mesopotamia
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Euphrates River
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Ancient Egypt
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Phoenicia 1400B.C.E.-1200 B.C.E.
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Canaan 1000 B.C.E.
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Kingdom of Israel 980 B.C.E
This map shows the location of the kingdom of
Israel during the 900's B.C., at the height of
its power. Between about 1800 and 1500 B.C.,
Abraham, the ancestor of the Jews, settled in
Canaan (roughly an area from east of the Jordan
River to the Mediterranean Sea). At first, the
Jews were divided into tribes. About 1000 B.C.,
they united to form the kingdom of Israel, later
called Judah or Judea. The region extended north
to the Euphrates River and south to the Gulf of
Aqaba.
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Judea 100 B.C.E.
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Chaldea
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Fertile Crescent
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Babylonia
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Assyria 1300B.C.E. - 600B.C.E.
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Israel 1000 B.C.E.
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Lydia 545 B.C.E.
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Media 500 B.C.E.
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Persian Empire 400 B.C.E.
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Parthia 100 B.C.E.
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Life of Jesus of Nazareth
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Byzantine Empire around 500 C.E.
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Empire of Timur
The empire of Timur, an Asian conqueror, covered
much of Southwest Asia in the 1390s. This map
shows the routes of Timurs invading armies to
India in 1398 and to Egypt and Syria in 1400 and
1401. Timur died in 1405 before he could conquer
China.
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Ottoman Empire
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Ottoman Expansion
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Middle East
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Australia and Pacific Islands
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Aboriginal Migration Routes and Excavations