Galka's video charts the entire history of cities, beginning with the earliest Sumerian civilization in the fertile crescent.
It then progresses through the founding of Babylon, Constantinople, Mexico City, and the rest of the world's urban areas, providing important historic milestones as the years go by. Highlights include the construction of the Giza pyramids, the Trojan War, the rise of the Aztec civilization, and the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia.
The entire urbanization of the colonized United States takes place in the final 14 seconds.