Photo by Sebacalka, Wikimedia Commons Genghis Khan had a vision to unite all the different tribes under...
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Map of the Mongol Empire [The extension of the Mongol Empire from 1206 CE to 1294 CE]....
The Great Mosque of Divriği, photograph by Avniyazici The Paulicians were seeking an area out of the...
Various statues carved on the temple walls depicting the Indian Gods in various moods. / Photo by...
Photo via AAIHS Examining the significant contributions of women and the dynamics of gender at the 1956 Congress...
Centerpiece for a Table, 1754, François-Thomas Germain. Silver, 8 1/4 × 14 1/2 × 9 1/8 in....
Professor David Carpenter and Professor Nicholas Vincent discuss the reign of King John, the grievances of the...
Narrated by Monty Python’s Terry Jones, this animation takes you back in time to medieval England in...
Aeon-Uranus, Gaea, Carpi, Horae and Prometheus / Greco-Roman mosaic, Damascus Museum The ancient Greeks had several different...
The air god Shu, assisted by other gods, holds up Nut, the sky, as Geb, the earth,...
A “prothesis” scene, the lying-in-state of the deceased on a bed, surrounded by his family members, some of...
Although the Vikings’ time in East Anglia was relatively brief, they made many contributions to the area’s...
Viking swords / Wikimedia Commons Historians have used written accounts and archaeological records to determine that Vikings...
Etching of mid-19th century Havana / Creative Commons In the sixty years after 1807, many former slave...
The trans-Atlantic slave trade was the largest long-distance coerced movement of people in history. By Dr. David...
They were portrayed as a sacred mission to reclaim the Holy Land – Jerusalem. However, as most...
Medieval map of Jerusalem by Konrad Grünenberg / Wikimedia Commons The Kingdom of Israel was created after the...
An illustrated scene at Bedlam from Hogarth’s series of paintings ‘A Rake’s Progress’ / Wikimedia Commons A history...
Wilhelm Wundt founds the first formal laboratory of psychology at the University of Leipzig, Germany. / Wikimedia...
Public Domain Writing local histories was a favourite hobby of many in the 18th century who had...
Image from an illuminated manuscript, the Madrid Skylitzes, showing Greek fire in use against the fleet of the rebel Thomas the...
Inscription of Xerxes, Van, Turkey: It is a trilingual inscription, written in Old Persian, Babylonian and Elamite...
Howz-Māhy is a region located in the center of Iran, where a considerable number of petroglyphs can...
By Dr. Tracy Sharpley-Whiting Gertrude Conaway Distinguished Vanderbilt Professor of Humanities (AADS and French) Vanderbilt University In...
The start of the 19th century was a time of hostility between France and England, marked by...
Considering how Britain’s intellectual, political and creative circles responded to the French Revolution. By Dr. Ruth MatherPostdoctoral Research...
Skulls of Homo sapiens (left) and Neanderthal (right) from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. This derivative work shows the skulls...
British Library, Public Domain How early Asian settlers earned a living and made a home in Britain. ...
“East India House,” by Thomas Malton the Younger (1748-1804) / Yale Center for British Art, Wikimedia Commons...
Coriolanus Addressing the Plebeians, George Cruikshank One of the most fundamental characteristics of civilization is the rule of...