History of the Middle East In 30 Seconds

[AnnieBW]

This is a cool site that shows you which empires had conquered what in the Middle East over 5,000 years within 30 seconds.

http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/EMPIRE17.swf

[Kiouni]

1. wow, Great site! n/t

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Wow

puts everything in perspective, doesn't it?

[Cobalt-60]

3. Outstanding

I guess flash is good for something after all.

[elfin]

4. Another WOW

This is great - will be passing it on.

[lonestarnot]

5. Way cool thanks.

[dave_p]

6. Nice!

Very useful, and a reminder of how young today's states are, as well as of the shifting boundaries & power centers of the past and the unity that's characterized the region as much as its divisions.

A good find!

[THUNDER HANDS]

7. wow, the Mongols kicked ass

they had an impressive amount of land.

[everythingsxen]

8. Very cool

Checking out the other maps at their site now.

Here is a sweet one about religion:

http://www.mapsofwar.com/ind/history-of-religion.html

[clyrc]

9. Bookmarked

to show a friend who is interested in this sort of thing. Thanks!

[twenty4blackbirds]

10. fantastic! puts history in some perspective

cheers,

[etherealtruth]

11. thank you!

What a cool site