The History of Central/Northern Europe, the Middle East and East Asia (Video Maps)

Borders change over time and are often invisible to notice. Ever since humans inhabited the earth in different areas of the world and created nations based on ethnic and cultural groups, borders are a major cause of wars and conflicts as well as peace treaties. Over the years, regions across the globe have changed dramatically as nations exchanged lands, and formatted a new world map.

Nowadays, borders have become an important issue for political and social matters. Immigration has changed the political map, creating an integration of ethnicities inside nations as part of the globalization process since the end of the previous century.

In order to understand better the history of borders, we have selected some of the most fascinating video maps that present the history of different regions across the globe:

The history of Northern Europe

The history of the Middle East

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The history of Central Europe

The history of East Asia