At the time Europeans first began exploring the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River region, three Native confederacies...
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Looking at quarantine use — and abuse — over the ages. China is building a quarantine center...
Up to 500,000 Roma and Sinti were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. Introduction The murder...
Chamberlain tried appeasement by endorsing a diplomatic initiative floated by fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini to resolve...
It was not new ideas but old ones that led the colonists to revolt and form a...
Rousseau is both one of the greatest advocates and most profound critics of the social contract tradition....
Introduction Depending on the time of history that you are referring to, research shows that America’s educational...
The maps of the Moon that were created at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory have long since...
Guilds started as small associations of skilled artisans, experienced and confirmed experts in their field of handicraft....
King John has gone down in history as one of the very worst kings ever to sit...
His reign is described as a tyranny that justified the abolition of the monarchy. Introduction Lucius Tarquinius...
Vital Hasson was born into the Jewish community of Salonica, Greece. After World War II, he was...
A history of wild, irrational, killing hate and violence against others simply because of their race, nationality,...
This Western-style organizational form gradually spread from the medieval Latin west across the globe. Introduction A medieval...
The library-era, as we may call it, began with the publication of the Rule of S. Benedict...
The Roman Catholic Church regarded the sect as heretical, and the Vatican launched the Albigensian Crusade to...
Hildegard of Bingen was called the “Sibyl of the Rhine” because of her apocalyptic visions. Introduction Hildegard...
The consequences of the revolt were limited. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Peasants’ Revolt, also known as...
We have more neurons in our cortices than any other species, courtesy of an early technology –...
Researchers say it’s time to finally discard a decades-old theory about the origins of human language. Introduction...
By 2000 BCE, many agrarian village communities had been settled throughout the Andes and the surrounding regions....
There was new development toward life-likeness and a form of idealized realism. Kamakura Period (1185-1333): New Aesthetic...
The arts of Japan are profoundly intertwined with the country’s long and complex history. Introduction Japan’s arts...
India has often been overlooked, especially in the West, about the contributions of its rich history and...
Over the course of history, the sovereign nations of South Asia experienced both distinct and shared histories,...
It was a matter of the right eclipse, the right place, and the right time. By Charles...
Humboldt almost invented the electric battery– in fact, he came very close. Alexander von Humboldt was born...
During one attack in 1393, Charles could not remember his name, did not know he was king,...
He is traditionally viewed as the second of the so-called “Mad Emperors,” the first being Caligula. Introduction...
He was the author of the Shāhnāmeh (Epic of Kings), the national epic of the Persian-speaking world....