When did modern humans first colonize different parts of the world? What was happening in China when Alexander the Great conquered the Persian empire? What was the global reach of the great religious faiths at the time of the European Reformation? How much of the world was covered by the NATO alliance after the Second World War? This atlas presents global history in a series of uniform world maps, allowing comparability between different periods and regions. Covering the human history from six million years ago to the present day in 56 world maps, it provides an overview of the human story for the 21st century