Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism would ultimately absorb other concepts and condemn previous schools of thought. Introduction The...
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Thomas Cromwell’s Machiavellian maneuvering influenced his own depiction on the front of The Great Bible. Introduction The...
Exploring the influence of the Roman Catholic Church in Europe during the High Middle Ages, from about...
Historical amnesia and everyday privilege are what make it seem to some Christians that end prophecies are...
The term is often used in a generic sense to refer to any end of the world...
Often referred to as the “Throne of the Gods”, few know of the history or function of...
Your learning goals are an important part of the whole learning process. These will set the pace,...
The two quickly became partners, working closely together week in and out to create, edit, and perfect...
The misfit journalist felt at home in the marginalized world he wrote about. In 1869, an odd...
Each state had to figure out how the men at the front would submit their votes. Some...
George Washington convinced Congress to support a sweeping expansion of postal routes with greater scope and reliability....
Exploring the surprising and complex ways that ginger has played a role in preventing sickness through history....
Exploring a time when science emerged as a new way of gaining knowledge about the world. Introduction...
From ancient times different populations have adopted varying strategies to prevent and contain disease. By Dr. Gian...
The impact of the bubonic plague epidemics of the past still echoes across the centuries. Introduction The...
A warrior for every social justice movement of her day, Abzug stood on the front lines protesting...
After years of struggle, on Aug. 18, 1920, Tennessee became the final state needed to ratify the...
Limits are rare and Congressional restraint is a challenge. By Kristen H. Fowler, J.D. Originally published by...
No Framer wrote with more exacting clarity about the newly invented presidency than Alexander Hamilton. In the...
She presided over Georgia’s greatest territorial expansion, taking advantage of the decline of other major powers in...
As the last Ptolemaic heir of Alexander the Great, she remained committed to his policy of cultural...
Like modern slavery, it was an abusive and degrading institution. Slavery in ancient Rome differed from its...
At the heart of Roman conceptions of citizenship was a covenant between the individual citizen and the...
The election will not stop the rise of hypernationalism, crisis cults, and other signs of an empire’s...
Cassius Dio is best known for his 80-volume Roman History. Introduction Cassius Dio (c. 164 – c. 229/235...
The city’s monuments (and their ruins) are cues for memory, discourse, and discovery. Views of Rome The...
During the colonial era, laws related to the death penalty were primarily influenced by the European system....
Staying fit is one of the most important things you can do for your health, both as...
The Great Depression of the 1930s was not the only one in America’s history. Traditional Sources of...
Fears of great wealth and the need for economic equality go back to the country’s origins. Introduction...