The persecution and destruction of the Jews of Germany at the time of the Black Death. Introduction...
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Throughout history, plagues have severely affected human societies. By Christine A. Smith Throughout history, humans have been...
Exploring some of the most important achievements of the Mayan civilization. Introduction Suppose you could fly over...
The era of the samurai lasted for 700 years, until the emperor was restored to power in...
Introduction The culture of medieval Japan was rich and varied due to exchanges with other Asian peoples....
The modern National Guard evolved from Colonial-era militias. Introduction The Pentagon has approved leaving 5,000 troops deployed...
Introduction The Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 (also known as the Philadelphia Mutiny) was an anti-government protest by...
From relative obscurity, the Know-Nothing Party became a powerful movement practically overnight. The Rise of Nativism in...
It is more accurate to define this assembly as the first English representational government in the North...
It was the spiritual home to MLK and to the generations that shaped the vision of the...
Black churches have long been an important pillar in Philadelphia’s African American community. Introduction The Black Church...
This quadrivium miniature has often been cited as evidence for the prescience of the Carolingian educational reforms....
The Byzantines also created art and architecture with no religious imagery and without explicit religious functions in...
The sixteen murals displayed within depict the life and traditions of the Kiowa people, a Plains Indian...
When replaced by the telegraph, the Pony Express was quickly romanticized and became part of the lore...
The treatment of mental disorders in England during the Elizabethan and Jacobian periods. By Dr. Aleksandar DimitrijevicProfessor...
Cases of people classified as mentally ill reveal medieval attitudes to mental illness, disability, and incapacity at...
It represented a modification or a demonstration of improving and adapting technology that had been known by...
Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern periods. Introduction A windmill is a structure...
They were not seen by anyone except at the burial ceremony or perhaps briefly when another family...
There is a vibrancy in Minoan art which was not present in the contemporary East. Introduction The...
The current representation of the Alamo as the site of patriotic heroism and brave sacrifice eclipses Spain’s...
We see an artist attempting to represent the diverse ethnic makeup of the Spanish viceroyalty of New...
The complex served as the major cult center dedicated to the enigmatic saintly figure Liu Benzun. Introduction...
The gods were believed to have created the world and human beings, and they kept the world...
This wool cloth is now sometimes known as “cashmere” after the old English spelling of “Kashmir”. Introduction...
The Mỹ Sơn sanctuary was built by the Chams, who once dominated what is today southern Vietnam...
Finding evidence for an earlier drainage project, one dating to the last phase of the Greek Bronze...
Helen was widely considered the most beautiful of all mortal women. Introduction Helen of Troy (sometimes called...
70 years have now passed since our nation’s founding documents came together and became known collectively as...