Map of Asia, 1892

The history of Asia can be seen as the collective history of several distinct peripheral coastal regions, East Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East linked by the interior mass of the Eurasian steppe. Download high resolution version (2072x1544, 778 KB)Public domain map from the University of Texas at Austin http://www. ... Download high resolution version (2072x1544, 778 KB)Public domain map from the University of Texas at Austin http://www. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ... This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... A steppe in Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, a steppe (Russian: - , Ukrainian: - , Kazakh: - ), pronounced in English as , is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally considered as being dominated by tall grasses...

The coastal periphery was the home to some of the world's earliest known civilizations, with each of the three regions developing early civilizations around fertile river valleys. The civilizations in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and China shared many similarities and likely exchanged technologies and ideas such as mathematics and the wheel. Other notions such as that of writing likely developed individually in each area. Cities, states and then empires developed in these lowlands. Mesopotamia refers to the region now occupied by modern Iraq, eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and Southwest Iran. ... The Indus (सिन्‍धु नदी) (known as Sindhu in ancient times) is the principal river of Pakistan. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... The force bearing on the axle has an eccentricity e with the point of contact to the rolling surface and exerts a moment about the contact point A wheel is a circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. ...

The steppe region had long been inhabited by mounted nomads, and from the central steppes they could reach all areas of the Asian continent. The earliest known such central expansion out of the steppe is that of the Indo-Europeans which spread their languages into the Middle East, India, and in the Tocharians to the borders of China. The northern part of the continent, covering much of Siberia was also inaccessible to the steppe nomads due to the dense forests and the tundra. These areas were very sparsely populated. Indo-Europeans are speakers of Indo-European languages. ... The Tocharians or Tusharas as known in Indian literature were the easternmost speakers of an Indo-European language in antiquity, inhabiting the Tarim basin in what is now Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, northwestern Peoples Republic of China. ... Siberian Federal District (darker red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) arctic northeast Siberia Udachnaya pipe Siberia (Russian: , Sibir; Tatar: ) is a vast region of Russia constituting almost all of Northern Asia and comprising a large part of the Euro-Asian Steppe. ... In physical geography, tundra is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. ...

The centre and periphery were kept separate by mountains and deserts. The Caucasus, Himalaya, Karakum Desert, and Gobi Desert formed barriers that the steppe horsemen could only cross with difficulty. While technologically and culturally the city dwellers were more advanced, they could do little militarily to defend against the mounted hordes of the steppe. However, the lowlands did not have enough open grasslands to support a large horsebound force. Thus the nomads who conquered states in China, India, and the Middle East were soon forced to adapt to the local societies. The Caucasus Mountains are a mountain system between the Black and Caspian seas in the Caucasus region, usually considered the southeastern limit of Europe. ... Perspective view of the Himalayas and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... The Karakum Desert, also spelled Kara-Kum and Gara Gum (“Black Sand”) (Turkmen: Garagum, Russian: Каракумы) is a desert in Central Asia. ... The Gobi (Chinese: [Gēbì (Shāmò)]; Mongolian: Говь [Gowi]) is a large desert region in China and southern Mongolia. ...

History by country

History of the Middle East

• History of Iraq
  • History of Mesopotamia
• History of Iran
  • History of Persia
• History of the Levant
  • History of Israel
  • History of Jordan
  • History of Lebanon
  • History of Palestine
  • History of Syria
• History of Saudi Arabia
• History of Turkey
  • History of Anatolia
  • History of the Republic of Turkey

This article is a general overview of the history of the Middle East. ... This article includes an overview from prehistory to the present in the region of the current state of Iraq in Mesopotamia. ... Sumerian list of gods in cuneiform script, ca. ... Iran is one of the worlds oldest continuous major civilizations. ... Persian art is conscious of a great past, and monumental in many respects. ... This article deals with the general history of the Levant, which is an antiquated geographical term that refers to a large area in Southwest Asia, south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Arabian Desert in the north, and Mesopotamia to the east. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... History of Jordan. ... Map of Lebanon. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... This article deals with the History of Syria, and the nations previously occupying its territory. ... People of various cultures have lived in the peninsula over a span of more than 5,000 years. ... Turkey is a successor state of the Ottoman Empire, a multi-ethnic empire consolidated by gradual conquest during medieval and early modern times (1300-1700). ... The History of Anatolia // Timeline Neolithic Because of its strategic location at the intersection of Asia and Europe, Anatolia has been a cradle for several civilizations since prehistoric ages, with Neolithic settlements such as Çatalhöyük (Pottery Neolithic), Çayönü (Pre-Pottery Neolithic A to pottery Neolithic), Nevali Cori... History of Turkey redirects here. ...

History of South Asia

• History of India
  • History of the Republic of India
  • History of South India
  • History of Assam
  • History of Bengal
  • History of the Punjab
• History of Pakistan
  • Historical regions of Pakistan
  • History of Sindh
  • History of Punjab
  • History of Mehrgarh
  • History of the Indus Valley
• History of Bangladesh
  • History of East Bengal
  • History of East Pakistan
• History of Bhutan
• History of Nepal
• History of Sri Lanka

This article is about the History of South Asia. ... The archaeological record in India (that is Greater India or the Indian subcontinent, encompassing the territory of the modern nations of the Republic of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal) shows first traces of Homo sapiens from ca. ... On August 15, 1947, India became an independent Dominion within the British Commonwealth. ... The history of South India covers a span of over two thousand years during which the region saw the rise and fall of a number of dynasties and empires. ... The history of Assam is the history of a confluence of peoples from the east, west and the north; the confluence of the Indo-Aryan, Austro-Asiatic and the Tibeto-Burman cultures. ... Buddha and Bodhisattvas, 11th century, Pala Empire Further information: History of Bangladesh The history of Bengal (including Bangladesh and West Bengal) dates back four millenia. ... The first known use of the word Punjab is in the book Tarikh-e-Sher Shah (1580), which mentions the construction of a fort by Sher Khan of Punjab. The name is mentioned again in Ain-e-Akbari (part 1), written by Abul Fazal, who also mentions that the territory... The nation-state of Pakistan was established in 1947 as one of the two successor states of British India, yet the land and its people possess an extensive and continuous history that can be traced back to very ancient times. ... The historical regions of Pakistan are former states, provinces and territories which mainly existed between 1947 and 1975 when the current provinces and territories were finally established. ... Sindh (Sind) (Sindhi: سنڌ ,Urdu: سندھ, Hindi: सिन्ध) is one of the provinces of Pakistan. ... // Introduction The first known use of the word Punjab is in the book Tarikh-e-Sher Shah (1580), which mentions the construction of a fort by Sher Khan of Punjab. The name is mentioned again in Ain-e-Akbari (part 1), written by Abul Fazal, who also mentions that the... Mehrgarh was an ancient settlement in South Asia and is one of the most important sites in archaeology for the study of the earliest neolithic settlements in that region. ... Excavated ruins of Mohenjo-daro. ... Bangladesh became one of the youngest major nation states following a pair of twentieth century secessions from India (1947) and Pakistan (1971). ... East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly included the modern state of Bangladesh. ... East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ... The history of Bhutan: // Archeological finds suggest the mountain valleys of Bhutan have been inhabited for several thousand years. ... The History of Nepal is characterized by its isolated position in the Himalayas and its two dominant neighbors, India and China. ... The recorded History of Sri Lanka is usually taken to begin in the 6th century BCE, when the Indo-Aryan people migrated into the island from India. ...

History of East Asia

• History of China
  • History of the People's Republic of China
    • History of Hong Kong
    • History of Macau
  • History of the Republic of China
    • History of Taiwan
• History of Japan
• History of Korea
  • History of North Korea
  • History of South Korea
• History of Tibet

Histories for East Asia are listed by area in alphabetical order: History of China History of Hong Kong History of Japan History of Korea History of Macau History of Mongolia History of Siberia History of Russian Far East History of Ryūkyū Islands History of Tibet History of Taiwan History... The history of China is told in traditional historical records that go back to the Three sovereigns and five emperors about 5,000 years ago, supplemented by archaeological records dating to the 16th century BC. China is one of the worlds oldest continuous civilizations. ... From a China political point of view, the Peoples Republic of China had, for several decades, been known as the political entity that is often synonymous with Mainland China. ... The History of Hong Kong began as a coastal island geographically located in southern China. ... This article details the history of Macau. ... The Republic of China (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) succeeded the Qing Dynasty in 1912, ending 2,000 years of imperial rule. ... Taiwan (including the Pescadores) was first populated by Austronesian peoples. ... The written history of Japan began with brief appearances in Chinese history texts from the first century AD. However, archaeological research indicates that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as the upper paleolithic period. ... This article is about the history of Korea, through the division of Korea in 1945. ... History of North Korea: Following World War II, Korea, which had been a colonial possession of Japan since 1910, was occupied by the Soviet Union (in the north) and the United States (in the south). ... The History of South Korea traces the development of South Korea from the division of the Korean Peninsula in 1945 to the present day. ... Tibet is situated between the two ancient civilizations of China and India, but the tangled mountain ranges the Tibetan Plateau and the towering Himalayas serve to distance it from both. ...

History of Central Asia

• History of Afghanistan
• History of Kazakhstan
• History of Kyrgyzstan
• History of Mongolia
• History of Uzbekistan
• History of Turkmenistan

Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region The history of Central Asia is defined primarily by the areas climate and geography. ... Excavation of prehistoric sites by Louis Dupree, the University of Pennsylvania, the Smithsonian Institute and others suggests that early humans were living in what is now Afghanistan at least 50,000 years ago, and that farming communities in Afghanistan were among the earliest in the world. ... The location of Kazakhstan By far the largest of the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union, independent Kazakhstan is the worlds ninth-largest nation in geographic area. ... Historical map of Central Asia // Early History Stone implements found in the Tian Shan mountains indicate the presence of human society in what is now Kyrgyzstan as many as 200,000 to 300,000 years ago. ... Although people have inhabited Mongolia since the Stone Age, Mongolia only became politically important after iron weapons entered the area in the 3rd century B.C. In general, Mongolia at this point had a similar history to the rest of the nomadic steppe that lies between Siberia Northern Russia to... Located in the heart of Central Asia between the Amu Darya (Oxus) and Syr Darya (Jaxartes) Rivers, Uzbekistan has a long and interesting heritage. ... The territory of Turkmenistan has been populated since ancient times, as armies from one empire to another decamped on their way to more prosperous territories. ...

History of Southeast Asia

• History of Cambodia
• History of Indonesia
• History of Laos
• History of Malaysia
• History of Myanmar
• History of the Philippines
• History of Singapore
• History of Thailand
• History of Vietnam

See also

• Imperialism in Asia
• History by continent
• History of Eurasia

Cory Was Here And So Was Michael And Josh And Ben And Emmy And Ja'Kay And Justin Sometimes history is divided by continent: Histories by continent History of Africa History of the Americas History of Antarctica History of Asia History of Australia History of Eurasia History of Europe History of North America History of South America History of South Asia See also: History by country History by... The following is an outline of African history, followed by a list of articles about the history of particular places in Africa. ... The history of Australia began when people first migrated to the Australian continent from the north, at least 40,000-45,000 years ago. ... The Treaty of Rome signing ceremony. ... Many natives of North America, when the Europeans found them, were semi-nomadic tribes and chiefdoms of hunter-gatherers; others were sedentary and agricultural civilizations. ... While perhaps the last continent--except Antarctica-- to be inhabited by humans, South America has a history that spans the full range of human cultural and civilizational forms. ...