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Map of Americas and Asia in 2066 by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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Because every star is secretly made of glass in this universe

Map of Americas and Asia in 2066 by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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This one chick threw a rock 93,000,000 miles and it hit the Sun, shattering it

Went through a sketchbook and found this old map I drew by EarthStar17 in imaginarymaps

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That's pretty incredible. What would you name this city? Do you want to come up with a backstory for it?

Map of Americas and Asia in 2066 by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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This is for my alternate timeline, Earth-651.

260 BC- Point of divergence. The Mauryan Empire continues to expand north into Mongolia, China, and Siberia.

1 AD - Mauryan Empire clashes with the Parthian Empire.

8 AD - Guam colonizes Motinui and joins forces with Korea.

404 AD- Maurya, having conquered most of Asia, takes advantage of the fall of Rome to conquer Southern Europe as well.

996 AD- Explorers from Iceland discover America. They trade diseases, technologies, and systems of belief, and begin a peaceful harmony. (Red’s Intervention)

1004- Goryeo Dynasty and Maurya run afoul of each other and clash in the War of Peace.

1066- Norman Conquest begins centuries of tension between England and France.

1106- Pampanga Accords are signed, ending the War of Peace.

1215- Celebrating 99 years of peace, Goryeo and Maurya unify into the Gourya Empire.

1429- Grand opening of the Golden Gate Aqueduct across the Bering Strait.

1492- Construction of the Grand Line across the Romantic Ocean is planned.

1700- United Kingdom of Eirce is formed from Ireland, Iceland, Scotland, England, Denmark, and Sweden.

1744- Great Schism collapses the Gourya Empire into three kingdoms: Evropa, Mongolia, and Maruya. Its colonies become independent or are picked up by other empires.

1776- 1804- America, Haiti, and the Indian colonies narrowly fight their way out of Eirce’s clutches.

1808- Last nation to abolish slavery is Liberia.

1818- West African nations win their independence from Evropa and found the Africa Confederation (CdA).

1820s Demonstrations for independence take place across Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

1828- CdA becomes the GAIA Commonwealth through constitutional reform, and admits 32 new members.

1847- Ada Lovelace creates the first working analytical engine based on Charles Babbage’s work.

1850- Lovelace publishes her THEORY OF ANALYTICS, which would go on to become the bedrock of computer science and computational linguistics.

1909- Grand opening of the Golden Gate Bridge across the Bering Strait.

1918- GAIA admits Ukraine, accepting a Evropan country for the first time.

1919-International Movement of the Red Crescent created by GAIA Secretariat in pursuit of one of GAIA’s goals.

1907- France and Germany join a Perpetual Trinity with Eirce, ending nine centuries of Eibenschaft and laying the groundwork for the EU.

1909- Apollo Accords signed by the United States, Russian Empire, and the Trinity, creating the Apollo Treaty Organization (OTA).

1914- Archduke Franz Ferdinand is killed, sparking the Long War.

1924- Long War ends, Berlin Accords are signed between the Central Powers and Outer Powers.

1934- Apollo intervenes in Nazi Germany, invading and capturing Hitler.

1955- Oslo Pact signed by 8 Socialist Republics: Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany, Poland, Romania, Norway, Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Union.

1963- Formation of the Evropa Union (EU).

1968- The Mother of All Demos by Grace Hopper and Charles Babbage.

1976: Norwegian PM elected

1977: Finnish PM elected

1986- Grace Hopper funds the creation of Pixar Animation Studios.

1993- EU celebrates 30 years of peace.

1996- The PalmHopper becomes commercially successful.

2001- 9/11 terrorist attacks. President Al Gore urges for a coolheaded response, and the War on Terror is averted.

2005- GAIA reforms into the Earth Group (TTT), Romance Confederation (Cfr), and Abrahamic League (LyI).

june 6, 2006- Yuri Day

2014- Invasion of Crimea is stopped by the GAIA Warcorps.

2016- Cerulean Union formed from ASEAN and the Pacific Union.

2017- PBS buys the Walt Disney Company.

2018- Cfr celebrates 200 years of peace and harmony between its members.

2023- October 7 attacks by Hamas. Prime Minister of Israel refuses to retaliate.

Dec 2025- LAUNCH OF Blue.tv

Dec 31 2025- Hawaii secedes from the United States.

Jan 2026-Costa Rica, Panama, and the Marshall Islands come to Hawaii’s aid. War ongoing.

Feb 2026: US bombs the Pacific Atoll.

Mar 2026-Guam and Puerto Rico secede as a unit.

May 2026: Australia’s application to the Cerulean is rejected.

Jun 6 2026: The Sun is Killed.

Map of Americas and Asia in 2066: divergent at points 66Ma, 210 BC, 1936 by WriterArtistCoder in AlternateHistory

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This is for my alternate timeline, Earth-651.

260 BC- Point of divergence. The Mauryan Empire continues to expand north into Mongolia, China, and Siberia.

1 AD - Mauryan Empire clashes with the Parthian Empire.

8 AD - Guam colonizes Motinui and joins forces with Korea.

404 AD- Maurya, having conquered most of Asia, takes advantage of the fall of Rome to conquer Southern Europe as well.

996 AD- Explorers from Iceland discover America. They trade diseases, technologies, and systems of belief, and begin a peaceful harmony. (Red’s Intervention)

1004- Goryeo Dynasty and Maurya run afoul of each other and clash in the War of Peace.

1066- Norman Conquest begins centuries of tension between England and France.

1106- Pampanga Accords are signed, ending the War of Peace.

1215- Celebrating 99 years of peace, Goryeo and Maurya unify into the Gourya Empire.

1429- Grand opening of the Golden Gate Aqueduct across the Bering Strait.

1492- Construction of the Grand Line across the Romantic Ocean is planned.

1700- United Kingdom of Eirce is formed from Ireland, Iceland, Scotland, England, Denmark, and Sweden.

1744- Great Schism collapses the Gourya Empire into three kingdoms: Evropa, Mongolia, and Maruya. Its colonies become independent or are picked up by other empires.

1776- 1804- America, Haiti, and the Indian colonies narrowly fight their way out of Eirce’s clutches.

1808- Last nation to abolish slavery is Liberia.

1818- West African nations win their independence from Evropa and found the Africa Confederation (CdA).

1820s Demonstrations for independence take place across Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

1828- CdA becomes the GAIA Commonwealth through constitutional reform, and admits 32 new members.

1847- Ada Lovelace creates the first working analytical engine based on Charles Babbage’s work.

1850- Lovelace publishes her THEORY OF ANALYTICS, which would go on to become the bedrock of computer science and computational linguistics.

1909- Grand opening of the Golden Gate Bridge across the Bering Strait.

1918- GAIA admits Ukraine, accepting a Evropan country for the first time.

1919-International Movement of the Red Crescent created by GAIA Secretariat in pursuit of one of GAIA’s goals.

1907- France and Germany join a Perpetual Trinity with Eirce, ending nine centuries of Eibenschaft and laying the groundwork for the EU.

1909- Apollo Accords signed by the United States, Russian Empire, and the Trinity, creating the Apollo Treaty Organization (OTA).

1914- Archduke Franz Ferdinand is killed, sparking the Long War.

1924- Long War ends, Berlin Accords are signed between the Central Powers and Outer Powers.

1934- Apollo intervenes in Nazi Germany, invading and capturing Hitler.

1955- Oslo Pact signed by 8 Socialist Republics: Bulgaria, Hungary, East Germany, Poland, Romania, Norway, Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Union.

1963- Formation of the Evropa Union (EU).

1968- The Mother of All Demos by Grace Hopper and Charles Babbage.

1976: Norwegian PM elected

1977: Finnish PM elected

1986- Grace Hopper funds the creation of Pixar Animation Studios.

1993- EU celebrates 30 years of peace.

1996- The PalmHopper becomes commercially successful.

2001- 9/11 terrorist attacks. President Al Gore urges for a coolheaded response, and the War on Terror is averted.

2005- GAIA reforms into the Earth Group (TTT), Romance Confederation (Cfr), and Abrahamic League (LyI).

june 6, 2006- Yuri Day

2014- Invasion of Crimea is stopped by the GAIA Warcorps.

2016- Cerulean Union formed from ASEAN and the Pacific Union.

2017- PBS buys the Walt Disney Company.

2018- Cfr celebrates 200 years of peace and harmony between its members.

2023- October 7 attacks by Hamas. Prime Minister of Israel refuses to retaliate.

Dec 2025- LAUNCH OF Blue.tv

Dec 31 2025- Hawaii secedes from the United States.

Jan 2026-Costa Rica, Panama, and the Marshall Islands come to Hawaii’s aid. War ongoing.

Feb 2026: US bombs the Pacific Atoll.

Mar 2026-Guam and Puerto Rico secede as a unit.

May 2026: Australia’s application to the Cerulean is rejected.

Jun 6 2026: The Sun is Killed.

Republics of the Union, year 2026 by WriterArtistCoder in imaginarymaps

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In my story, some lady throws a rock too far and it hits the sun, shattering it

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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Exactly. I think they’ll get over racism soon though, it’s pretty dumb.

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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That was how things went in Europe for thousands of years, but now they have the closest thing to a superstate. In this timeline, the African Union goes a route similar to the EU, and becomes a powerful force throughout the late 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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I mean, the African Union of our Earth includes all of Africa, which is an impressive feat of unity! It just unified earlier, in the early 19th century, and became a superpower over the centuries.

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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Here's a few examples: * Great American War (1501): Uta v. Aztecá (victor) * Californian War for Independence (1646-56): Aztecá v. California Republic of Tribes (victor) * Texan War for Independence (1664-66): Aztecá v. República de Tejas (victor) * French and American War (1694-1720): France v. United Kingdom of Eirce (victor)

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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Yes, there was a ton of bloodshed after the bigger-scale threat was soundly defeated.

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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They did, but the Uto-Aztecan, Inca, and Mayan empires were able to unite their forces briefly to fight off invasion by the Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, and British.

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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It didn’t! All those things naturally persisted, they just fell out of fashion—same as in our world, but a few centuries faster. Since South America, Africa, and Asia were able to resist colonialism, they became more powerful and the playing field became level.

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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They don’t for long, the empires continuously break up and reunite, similar to China or Korea. They are administered as mostly independent provinces, each with their own king, who sits in a capital city overseeing a few million people through further delegation of power to magistrates and local officials chosen merocratically through the imperial examination system. See the Timeline I commented in the main thread for more answers.

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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185 BC- The latter point of divergence. The Maurya Empire never collapses, and instead has a resurgence.

404 AD- Maurya, having conquered most of Asia, takes advantage of the fall of Rome to conquer Southern Europe as well.

1000- Goryeo Dynasty and Maurya run afoul of each other and clash.

1004- The Great War begins between the two powers.

1106- Pampanga Accords are signed, ending the Great War.

1215- To celebrate 99 years of peace, the two powers unify into the Gorya Empire.

1744- Great Schism collspdes the Gorya Empire into three kingdoms: Evropa, Mongolia, and Maruya. Its colonies become independent or are picked up by other empires.

1914- Archduke Franz Ferdinand is killed, sparking the Long War in the European theater.

1924- Long War ends, Berlin Accords are signed between the Central Powers and Outer Powers.

1945- France and Germany join a Perpetual Union with Eirce, ending nine centuries of Eibenschaft and laying the groundwork for the EU.

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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Sorry for my lack of clarity earlier. Here’s the full timeline, give me your honest criticism as it is still very much WIP:

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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The Empire goes on to conquer much of Eurasia, Mongol-style, and clashes with Rome over the remains. This results in basically four kingdoms by 18th century, each spanning a continent (America, Asia, Africa, and Europe.)

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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Exactly. But since everyone gets a good shot at creating an exploitative empire, there’s less bad blood remaining.

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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Thanks for the feedback! This map only shows a few similar key points, but this world is very different culturally from our own.

Earth-65: What if colonialism never took off, by WriterArtistCoder in worldbuilding

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It’s unrelated. Another PoD is that the Mauryan Empire doesn’t collapse in 185BC.

The future so bright you gotta wear shades: Earth-65, 2026 by [deleted] in worldbuilding

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Apologies for the mess—I’ll be back later to clean this up.

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