A short history of the world in 13 maps & infographics:
1. Everybody alive today compared to everybody who has ever lived
1. Everybody alive today compared to everybody who has ever lived
2. How Earth probably looked in the Hadeon Age, just after its formation 4.5 billion years ago
3. Continental drift & the development of the continents we know today
4. The supercontinent Pangea, which existed about 300 million years ago, with modern borders
5. Early human migrations
6. The spread of urbanisation around the world
7. The world according to Eratosthenes, Ancient Greek geographer of the 3rd century B.C.
8. 14th century map of the world from Ming Dynasty China
9. The languages of the world
10. Tallest buildings throughout history
11. Satellites and other artifical debris surrounding Earth
12. The internet in 1993
13. Global internet usage throughout the day
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