Let’s take a look at the political boundaries of human culture and how they have evolved, shall we?
What I find interesting is how tiny the early political groupings are. Then, boom! Persia. And from there, bigger is better.
Note: I am not a historian, so cannot judge the accuracy of this map. I can, obviously, point out that it is pretty centred in so-called “Classic” history. North and South America are completely ignored (I’d love to see a similar video for the Aztec/Mayan world) and Africa seems duller than I’m sure it was.
(from ComingAnarchy.com)
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