The History of the World: Every Year

Since 200,000 BCE, humanity has spread around globe and enacted huge change upon the planet. This video shows every year of that story, right from the beginning.

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MUSIC
Hans Zimmer - Aurora
Crusader Kings II - The Persian Army
C21 FX - Ancient Evil
GVR Music - Armifer
A.M - At the Gates of Babylon [REMASTERED]
A.M - New Horizons
Hans Zimmer - Dream is Collapsing

[historymappingnotme]

Mongol empire: increase
Global population: decrease

[BricMayco]

After 13 years of watching YouTube, I've found the single best thing on the platform.

[prism]

Ollie, seen so many mappers. So many corporations doing maps. Never found your level of accuracy. As a map nerd. My life would have been missing something if it weren't for you. Thanks.

[CraigJS]

The way we typically learn history is in snippets of important events: The Ancient Greeks, The Holy Roman Empire, the Punic Wars, 1st and 2nd World War, the founding of the America's, etc. The main issue I've had in fully understanding history is tying all these snippets together in reference to each other. Knowing that when event x was going on, event y was also happening on the other side of the world really allows you to have a deeper understanding of history. This video helped me bridge this gap and I will come back to it multiple times for historical reference when needed. Thanks so much for creating this.

[trit]

*I swear I learn more from YouTube than school*

[reputationswift]

When you have 19 minutes left to your history exam

[angelturchetti]

We couldn’t tear our eyes away, so riveting and chock full of detail! Exactly what I was looking for but didn’t expect to actually find. Great job and thanks, Ollie!

[dp_]

Maturity is when you realise that this is the history that remains after thousands of invasions which destroyed many advanced civilisations leaving behind no clue for us to know their existence😢

[HalfAsEvil]

Alexander the Great: Cries because he has conquered the world

Genghis Khan: Laughs in throat singing

[OllieBye]

In this new version, the following has been added:
-Africa, India and Southeast Asia are now shown correctly
-Video begins at BCE
-Every Year from 2334 BCE
-Distinction between states and cultures
-Other small improvements to accuracy and detail
-Population Clock
-Events Key

[kartikaypant]

Europe, persia and india fighting each other continuously.
China: bing chiling

[shakir]

The amount of work that must've gone into this must be crazy. I cannot even fathom how you could gather all this data and lay it out in this fashion. Honestly one of the best videos on this website.

[randombuildingintorontocan]

the fact that we now can map and document all of history into one single 20 minute long video is insane. Entire history of our being in a singular video. Inaccuracies are always something unavoidable, but this is just amazing.

[laproaig]

Cool drinking game: Take a shot everytime China changes its name

[kkook_youknow]

i'm speechless!why didn't i saw this before. i can never explain the amount of efforts, time, information and hard work they've done. one of the most spectacular videos i've ever watched..hats off....like this must have took blood sweat and tears.

[Dock]

This really puts into perspective how much of history you learn in school and how it's NOTHING compared to what there is no learn about and explore.

[kf]

Globe: How much land do you want?


Mongol Empire: *yes*

[thatwasclose]

14:55 Global population 388, 000, 000

14:56 Genghis Khan enters the chat

5 seconds later : Global population 340, 000, 000

[riderchallenge]

Achaemenid, Maurya, Roman and Han were on different levels. The amount of area, economy, military and power they had during ancient times was stupendous.

[a.d.t.mapping]

Even though so much is outdated now, this video is still impressive. Can't wait enough for the next one!