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Maps of War

Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Greeks, Persians, Europeans…the list goes on.

A really cool map that shows the range of empires ruling the Middle East over the last 5000 years.  It’s animated and attached to timeline.  A nice way to review time lines, geography,  colonialism etc.

Map Builder::Build Your Own Google or Yahoo Maps. Share and Explore.

This site allows teachers and students to create custom google.maps without knowing how to do any html.

You can check out an example site done by an elementary school here.

AP News + Google Maps

A neat way to combine geography and current events.  AP news stories are plotted on a google.maps map.

Meteor Impact Craters - Interactive Map - Meteorite - GEOLOGY.COM

Geology.com has satelite views of meteorite impact sites from around the world. It’s all based on maps.google.com which is a great site for views of the Earth for geography, history and science.

Make sure you zoom in to see the details.

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has over 12,600 maps online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South America maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia and Africa are also represented. Collection categories include antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, childrens and manuscript maps. The collection can be used to study history, genealogy and family history.