Sursa: http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/watch-a-millennium-of-european-history-at-internet-speed
(Nou: Clipul de mai sus conţine animaţiile lui Frank Reed pentru programul său The Centennia Historical Atlas. Editorul lui Wired, Kevin Kelly, a prezentat iniţial Software-ul geografic Cool Tools pe blogul său pesonal sacum 10 ani.)
I just enrolled in a geography course about the European Union. Acting as a super state to 28 member nations, it's only been a thing for 20 years. But the history of the continent, as you ought well know, is endlessly fascinating. To excite students about the course, my instructor compared Europe to Central America during the first class session. In Central America, "there's really only one language region, one religious region, and two climate regions," he explained. In Europe, there are a handful of climates, dozens of religious regions, and over a hundred language regions.
Just watching the video above, which covers the continent's past 1,012 years in history, is reason enough to become curious. Well, if the rapid shifts of territorial lines, crumbling empires, appearing, disappearing, and reappearing nations aren't enough for you, then just pump up the ridiculous film score music pulsing along in the background. If you're trying to follow what's going on, here's an okay place to begin.
Harta e frumoasa dar e plina de greseli.
Pacat!