All Scenarios
Browse all alternate history scenarios across different time periods and regions.
What If the Inca Quipu System Evolved Into Writing?
Exploring how Andean civilization might have developed if the Inca record-keeping system of knotted cords had evolved into a full writing system, potentially enabling more complex administration and knowledge preservation.
What If Maya Writing Spread Throughout the Americas?
Exploring how indigenous American civilizations might have developed if Maya hieroglyphic writing had been widely adopted across North and South America, potentially creating a continent-wide literary tradition.
What If the Library of Alexandria Was Never Destroyed?
Exploring how world history and the development of science, philosophy, and culture might have unfolded if the Great Library of Alexandria had survived intact through the centuries.
What If Ancient China Developed Capitalism?
Exploring how world history might have unfolded if market-based economic systems emerged in Han Dynasty China, potentially creating an early industrial revolution in East Asia.
What If Alexander the Great Lived to Old Age?
Exploring how world history would have unfolded if Alexander the Great had survived his illness in Babylon and continued his conquests and empire-building into old age.
What If the Battle of Red Cliffs Was Lost by Sun Quan and Liu Bei?
Exploring how Chinese history would have unfolded if Cao Cao had defeated the allied forces of Sun Quan and Liu Bei at the Battle of Red Cliffs, potentially unifying China earlier under the Cao Wei dynasty.