The rise of Turkish power in Anatolia eventually gave rise to the Ottoman Empire which rapidly conquered...
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All the threads are there, flowing together into a raging, muddied river that serves up unimaginable challenges....
They ultimately achieved significant concessions for fair employment practices for African Americans in San Francisco. By Ammar...
At a time when Europe was swept up in the Renaissance and the Reformation, other major changes...
For the colonizers, it was a tremendous success. For the colonized, it was a catastrophe of epic...
This great empire lay in two continents, Europe and Asia. It lasted from about 500 to 1453...
Rome’s influence lives on in many ways today – in art, architecture and engineering, language and writing,...
Many factors, including World War I and its aftermath, set the stage for this economic disaster. Factors...
The scandal caused widespread public distrust of Congress and the federal government during the Gilded Age. Introduction...
The absence of any contemporary portrait of Hooke stands out because he was a founding member, fellow,...
Looking for history in the latest version of King Arthur. Introduction For those of you watching Cursed,...
Immediately following the deposition of Herod Archelaus in 6 CE as a client king, Judea was turned...
Following the installation of client kingdoms under the Herodian dynasty, the Province of Judea was wracked by...
Hitler identified himself as Christian and said “the [Nazi] Party represents the standpoint of Positive Christianity”. Introduction...
They hoped to bring about the reform of theocratic Protestantism throughout the English Empire. Introduction After the...
Millions step into cathedrals and chapels every year. The history of these places of worship offers important...
In medieval England using magic was a bit like drug use today: against the law and seen...
In its broadest academic sense, the word “myth” simply means a traditional story. However, many restrict the...
Exploring believed what and the effect literal belief in myths had on given social orders. Introduction Anthropologists...
In the wake of Andrew Johnson’s impeachment, the American public grew tired of politicians and political wrangling....
During the Gilded Age, Congress was known for being rowdy and inefficient. Introduction At the outset of...
From the 14th through the 16th centuries, Europe crackled with energy. Introduction The period in Europe known...
Exploring the Italian city-state of Florence to learn about a number of advances made there during the...
Ephialtes’ reforms are considered by Aristotle and modern scholars to mark the end of the Areopagite constitution....
The people of Athens commissioned Draco to devise a written law code and constitution, giving him the...
It’s final collapse was brought about by Allied military victories plus the open rebellion of the people....
Fascism is a far-right theory of government that opposes the political philosophies of the Englightenment and the...
The story of the DSEU helps fill in gaps on working women in the Great Depression By...
At the heart of the struggle was the continuing story that new unions were claiming freedoms and...
The original Green Mountain Boys were a militia in what is now Vermont in the decade prior...