The Constitutional Convention of 1789, following the Revolution, had failed to address slavery, and it took another...
History
The main legacy of the civilization was its power to inspire, including that of later resistance groups...
Introduction The Maya civilization is a Mesoamerican culture, noted for having the only known fully developed written...
The exams were in place for over a thousand years and are the principal reason why education...
Confucius looked to “the wisdom of the ancients” and a “return to li”. Introduction The teachings and...
Fascism in Italy was strongly identified with the cult of Mussolini and with the idea, even with...
Fascists promote a type of national unity that is usually based on (but not limited to) ethnic,...
The effects spread throughout Western Europe and North America during the nineteenth century. Introduction The Industrial Revolution...
The notion of social class is still questioned as it becomes even more difficult to define in...
Economic theory today still rests in many areas upon the foundations laid by classical economists. Introduction Classical...
The Tapestry is valued both as a work of art and as a source concerning the history...
Justifications for the propagandizing elements in these mosaics are not difficult. Power on earth was once –...
It all started with the realization that we can describe the dynamics of the universe within a...
The ancient Greek holiday of Anthesteria honored springtime and death. Introduction This ancient Greek holiday that you’ve...
The catastrophe led to in-depth government reviews. Despite a gale warning from the local meterological office on...
The archaic Greek poet is conceived of as the wellspring from which the later Western artistic tradition...
Enlightenment debates about colonialism had very little to do with what actually happened on the ground. While...
The Enlightenment advocated reason as a means to establishing an authoritative system of aesthetics, ethics, government, and...
Galen’s experimental methods foreshadowed later developments of Western scientific medicine. Introduction Galen (129 C.E. – c. 210...
Hippocrates is commonly portrayed as the paragon of the ancient physician. Introduction Hippocrates of Cos II, or...
Ancient writers who crafted these accounts sought to create a fellowship of grief between their communities. I...
Exploring data from archaeology, letters, contracts, laws, material culture, ancient stories, and religious practices. Introduction The choices...
Balibar’s ‘portmanteau’ invites us to invent a ‘politics against politics’. Introduction It could be asserted that the...
The year 1824 was a political turning point in which none of the old rules applied. The...
Exploring the legacy of the empire and state-system imposed on Europe during the Napoleonic wars. Napoleon has...
The regalia includes several medieval articles and gemstones. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Crown Jewels of the...
Though food costs rose for everyone, low-income families living in districts like the Lower East Side, were...
They were appalled at the state of party politics, class conflict, and the economic and moral condition...
Hebron has long been a city of conflict between Palestinian residents and Israeli settlers. Introduction Hebron is...
Modern DNA analyses give an indication of what might be learned from ancient studies. By Dr. Roy...