This political division will characterize the history of the region for several centuries. Over the past two centuries the Middle East has been divided between two major powers, the Roman Empire to the west, which now controls Asia Minor, Syria and Judaea, and Egypt and Parthia to the east, which rules Mesopotamia and Iran. Note: Much of the information in this map was cross-checked with Regnal Chronologies by Bruce Gordon.What is happening in Middle East in 30BCE Political division * British Isles & Ireland (Anglo-Saxons, Celts, Romano-Celts, etc.) are derived from: Maps of “ West Europe“, “ East Europe“, and “ North Europe” in 500 AD” Note: User:Bogomolov.PL has discovered possible discrepancies in my north European borders, compared to the Euratlas maps, due to the differences in the geographical layout of the maps. * European borders are mostly derived from a combination of: The DK Atlas of World History, 2000 edition. Map of ” Southeast Asia to 650 CE”.* Southeast Asia (Indochina, Indonesia, etc.): North & West borders are from: Euratlas.Map of the “Countries of the World 1/1/500 CE.” Interactive Historical Atlas of the World since 500BCE. Eastern borders are from: John Nelson.The DK Atlas of World History. Map of “State Formation in Korea & Japan to 650 CE” (Pg 264). Map of “Countries of the World 1/1/500 CE”. East borders: Interactive Historical Atlas of the World since 500BCE.North borders: History & Commercial Atlas of China. Map of “ South Ch’i & North Wei Dynasties in 500 AD”.* Hephthalite borders are derived from a combination of: 300-500“Īnd “ The age of Pusyabhuti and Calukyan ascendancy, c. * Greater India (Including modern Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan): History & Commercial Atlas of China. Map of “ South Ch’i & North Wei Dynasties in 500 AD”. Map of “ Pre-Islamic Arab tribal locations”. Maps of “ Southern Arabia in 540 AD” and “ North Arabia in 540 AD”. I used information in various Wikipedia articles to reconcile the sources and depict the locations to the best of my abilities. Note: The information shown in these maps conflicts, even taking the 40-year difference between them. Maps of “ Northwest Africa in 500 AD” and “ Northeast Africa in 500 AD”. * North African borders are from a comparison of:ġ.Denis Bellemare. Reference 3rd century: Berbers found the Kingdom of Ghana. “ A Chronology of World Political History(1-500 CE)”. * Ghana’s location and estimated border is from: * Nubian/Sudanese borders (Makuria, Nobatia, Alodia, Blemmyes, Bega, Axum, etc.): Maps of “ Europe in 500 AD” and “ Europe in 600 AD”. * North African borders are derived from a combination of: Nilotic Peoples, West Atlantic Peoples, etc.) (Bantus, Berber Tribes, Chadians, Cushites, Daamat, Garamantes, Gur, Khoisan Peoples, Kwa, Libyans, Mandes, Map of “The Development of Complex Societies in Africa”. * African Tribal locations are derived from: Map of “ Europe in 500 AD”.Įuratlas-Nüssli, rue du MilYverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland Map of “ South Ch’i & North Wei Dynasties in 500 AD”. World History Maps Inc., Alexandria, VA, 2008. The DK Atlas of World History, 2000 edition.
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