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A History of Ancient Greece The country which is now called Hellas was not regularly settled in ancient times. The people were migratory, and readily left their homes whenever they were overpowered by numbers. There was no commerce, and they could not safely hold intercourse with one another either...

Step back in time as we unravel the captivating stories of ancient nations, civilizations that once thrived, flourished, and left an indelible mark on the pages of history. From the banks of the Nile to the valleys of Mesopotamia, join us on a journey through the rise and fall of these venerable soc...

The Akkadians Portions of this work contributed by Robert A. Guisepi and F. Roy Williams, University of California Akkad from 2350 to 2000 BC There are several reasons for taking the year 2350 as a turning point in the history of Mesopotamia. For the first time, an empire arose on Mesopotamian soil....

World War Two, MUSSOLINI, Benito (1883-1945) Edited By: Robert A. Guisepi Date 2001 Driven by the spirit of conflict, Benito Mussolini was many things during his turbulent life--teacher, laborer, editor, soldier, politician, and revolutionary. Conflict, ambition, and the desire for power brought hi...

During the first half of the sixteenth century, while Portugal was acquiring a commercial empire in Africa and Asia , its powerful neighbor and rival Spain was acquiring a very different but equally lucrative empire in the Americas . Spain 's colonial empire was organized around two great cities. In...

Industrialization And Western Global HegemonyIndustrial Rivalries And The Partition Of The World,Author: Schwartz, Stuart B.Date: 2004Industrial Rivalries And The Partition Of The World, c. 1870-1914The spread of the Industrial Revolution from the British Isles toContinental Europe and North America...

Title: Civilization Of the Hebrews Along The Banks Of Rivers Edited By: Robert Guisepi The Hebrew Kingdoms In war, diplomacy, inventions, and art, the Hebrews made little splash in the stream of history. In religion and ethics, however, their contribution to the world civilization was tremendous....

Cromwell's Rule In England, The Restoration Author: Carlyle, Thomas;Green, John R.;Pepys, Samuel By Thomas Carlyle 1660 Brief as was the duration of the Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell, it was one of the most extraordinary periods in English history. It is now commonly admitted that Cromwell was ...

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Industrialization And Western Global HegemonyIndustrialization And ImperialismAuthor: Schwartz, Stuart B.Date: 1992Patterns Of Dominance: Continuity And ChangeBy the end of the 19th century, the European colonial order was made upof two, quite different, kinds of colonies. The greater portion of the...

Two important events marked the reign of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome. He made Christianity a lawful religion in Roman society, and he founded the city of Constantinople, the brilliant capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Flavius Valerius Constantinus was born in the Ro...

Early India The Asian Way Of LifeIntroduction This chapter will trace the genesis and development of the two oldest continuous civilizations - the Indian and the Chinese - in order to obtain an understanding of the Asian way of life and allow comparison with the West. In addition, this chapter will...