The absence of a glorification of war in China was largely due to Confucian philosophy and literature....
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There were over 200 gods and goddesses worshipped throughout ancient China, but if one were to count...
Divided party control of policy-making dramatically increases the time it takes to enact important legislation. By Dr....
Roosevelt has become the rare figure popular with both left and right. A president’s career can extend...
Many Americans mistakenly believe that Abraham Lincoln enjoyed nearly universal support Many Americans mistakenly believe that Abraham...
Until now, Ashley’s identity has been unknown. Overview One of the most enigmatic objects on display in...
Exploring common misconceptions about slavery in the American colonies. While there are many misconceptions about this time...
Vedic religion had a strict code of rituals. Introduction The religious practices of the early Indo-Aryans, known...
An overview of the earliest form of writing known in the Indian subcontinent. By Cristian ViolattiHistorian Introduction...
One of the things that keeps historians in business is that as the present changes, we see...
Study and treatment of a Renaissance altarpiece reveals new details about the artist’s working method, as well...
The history of the picture title is really a history of the last 300 years. I have...
Some general principles for approaching the topic of knowledge transfer and science transfer. Abstract We are all...
Benjamin Franklin was one of our nation’s founding fathers and one of its most ingenious inventors. During...
The history of biology, built upon the thoroughness and insight of Aristotle and Galen, passed onto the...
An overview of the Arab-Islamic reception and development of Hellenistic science. Abstract This article is an overview...
One of the most common mediums for political art has long been poster making. One of the...
The raised fist, or the clenched fist, is a symbol of solidarity and support.[1] It is also used as a salute to express unity, strength,...
The notes and staves we see today didn’t spring fully formed from one person’s mind. Imagine a...
West Africa is a place of great diversity – in language, in writing, in the hugely varied...
The symbols used in Norse mythology had to do not only with supernatural entities but also with...
Symbols in a largely illiterate society serve the vital purpose of relaying the most important values of...
The ups and downs of a big-time writer. In a life that spanned nearly six decades, Truman...
Some kind of punch was thrown, and, invisible or not, something powerful had happened. In all the...
“Did the public have a voice in the development of a theocratic city?” As University of Tennessee...
The holistic nature of cultural history approach makes us consider all factors that may have contributed to...
There are some silly arguments against Medicare-for-All, but one that gains a lot of traction: Can we...
In this period, there was no tradition of scientific medicine, and observations went hand in hand with...
The ancient Egyptians experienced the same wide array of disease that people do in the present day....
“Do you intend to reconstitute the Roman Empire?” It was a simple question, but Il Duce did...