The world is divided into seven continents: Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia. However, depending on whom you ask, some would include Australia in Oceania ...

The Composite Map of the Ming Empire (Da Ming Hunyi Tu) reflects the political situation in AD 1389 but was likely painted much later. Original Chinese labels were later covered with Manchu on paper ...

Geography, demographics, religion, technology, and a state’s institutions determined why certain states exercised power and how different regions developed the way that they did. This piece is the ...