This political map of the world in 900 CE can help students visualize broader patterns of connection across the globe. They can use it as a starting point to investigate trade routes across Eurasia, including the Silk Roads and the growing maritime networks of the Indian Ocean and South China Sea.
This map highlights centralized states and non-centralized societies, including:
- Ghana, Kanem, and Aksum in sub-Saharan Africa
- Wari and Tiwanaku in South America
- Khmer and Champa in Southeast Asia
- Kievan Rus and the Khazar state in Central Eurasia
900 CE political map, by OER Project, CC BY 4.0.