LEAVING (Pre-Modern Migration)

When did migration first happened? Where did it start? This are the main questions when starting to discuss migration. Migration started million of years ago with the movement of the Homo Eructus out of Rift Valley (Africa) to Europe. The Homo Sapiens moved out of Africa and spread to Asia and Australia. Then the expansion of the Greek and Roman empires.  The Goths, Vandals, Lombards, Suebi, Frisii and Franks are some of the German tribes that had enormous influence. The next migration was the Arab conquest, Viking and Mongol invasions.The Arab conquest lead to the fall of the Sassanid Empire ( considered as one of two main powers alongside the Roman Empire). The Arab expansion under the Rashidun lead to the conquest of Syria, Armenia, Egypt, North Africa and Cyprus. Under the Umayyads, the Arabs conquered the remaining parts of North Africa, Constantinople, Hispania and Georgia. Later they were able to conquer Crete and southern Italy. The Age of Exploration started in early 15th century under the sponsorship of Price Henry. During these period Europeans stared to exploring and mapping the world. This included Africa, Asia, America and Oceania. This also marked the period when the European countries-Spain and Portugal- began to expand thier empires.