Interactive maps, providing a geographic perspective of the key events and movements of the past 1,000 years, are made available here after each episode of MILLENNIUM airs on CNN. To view the maps, you'll need Macromedia's Flash plug-in. Episode Ten: Century of the Globe (1900-2000)
Track the communication revolution, as transportation, telecommunications, broadcasting, satellites and the Internet shrank the globe and changed the way people interacted.
Operate an interactive assembly line of inventions to learn more about the origins of the automobile, movie camera, machine gun and other 19th century products of the Industrial Revolution.
The 18th century was marked by revolution and revolt, from the drive for American independence from Britain to the upheaval in France that brought an end to its monarchy.
In the 17th century, England, France and Holland took their places on the world stage -- along with Portugal and Spain -- as colonial powers.
French, Spanish and Portuguese expeditions explored the Americas from Hudson Bay to Patagonia in the 16th century, seeking new routes to the East, but also questing for gold.
Europeans seeking new trade routes to the East in the mid-15th century -- the Ottomans controlled routes through the Mediterranean -- triggered a period known as the Age of Discovery. While Christopher Columbus, a Genoese sailing for Spain, is the most famous, it was the Portuguese who turned nautical exploration into a cottage industry. Learn more about the Portuguese navigators in this interactive map.
While certain areas such as Milan and Flanders were spared the worst of the Black Death, the pestilence struck heavily in places like Cairo and Florence. See how the plague affected various parts of the world.
Watch the spread of the Mongol Empire as Genghis Khan and his successors create the largest land-based empire in history.
During the 12th century, great energy was invested in building cathedrals and independent city-states, institutions that brought focus and cohesion to many medieval Europeans. Episode One: Century of the Sword (1000-1100)
Reach of Religions: Survey the impact of five great religions -- Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Judaism -- at the turn of the millennium. |
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