All the world’s history
– at your fingertips!
If you want to know why our world is the way it is, you’re in the right place!
Use our search:
Or browse history with our atlas and encyclopaedia.
The Atlas
The Atlas gives you a panoramic overview of the grand sweep of history.
The Encyclopedia
Provides information which lets you dig deeper into civilizations, empires and events.
Teachers Area
This area offers teachers and students ideas for getting the most from the site.
The Atlas and Encyclopedia
of Our Worlds History
The TimeMap of World History is both an atlas and an encyclopedia of world history in one convenient package. There are around 800 maps and 1,000 pages of accompanying text on our site. It’s made to be simple to traverse through historic times.
The TimeMap considers both the byways and the highways of history. It’s designed to make history’s complicated web accessible and understandable. As we add more content, it will continue to expand.
What are the benefits of using
TimeMaps and what do they do?
With so much of the worlds history at your finger tips, here are just some of the benefits TimeMaps can provide.
They provide an excellent way of showing our world change over time.
The maps show the rise and fall of various civilizations across our history.
Shows you how far diseases have spread during time-periods.
Find out what new places are being discovered across our world.
Provide a perfect way of showing a visual overview of a topic.
They enhance historical thinking skills by asking questions of the user.
They show relationships between places and how they influence each other.
Provides an engaging tool for students to undertake a depth-study on a topic.
Benefits of Premium
- An ad-free experience of the whole Timemaps site
- Access to masses of material not available in the free area
- Extra learning support for teachers and students
- On hand expert support and guidance
- Exclusive content only found on TimeMaps premium
TimeMaps Premium
The Timemaps Premium service offers more in-depth map resources than those available free. These are especially useful for teachers and their students, but will also be of interests to others.
The units are of the same authoritative quality you already see on the site.
TimeMaps is the perfect tool for teachers and students
The TimeMaps give a panoramic overview of key topics, and are engaging and powerful ways for students to gain a greater understanding of developments in world history. The premium units are:
- highly effective classroom presentations, ideal for teachers to introduce or wrap up topics;
- great resources for students to use in their own research; and
- engaging and powerful ways to a much greater understanding of events.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the benefits of using TimeMaps?
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What does TimeMaps offer Teachers?
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What does TimeMaps offer Students?
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How do I get the most out of TimeMaps?
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What is included in Premium?
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Do you offer a free trail for premium?
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Take a look around
The Atlas
The Atlas of World History contains more than 650 maps covering world, regional and country histories.
The Encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia contains short articles covering the civilizations, empires and great episodes of history.
Teachers Area
This huge website is ideal for learning about all the world’s history! We have classroom ideas and teacher support.