Tag: world history

Ancient Egypt, CHAMPOLLION, Jean-Francois (1790-1832) and the Rosetta Stone The interesting thing about the Rosetta Stone is that the writing is repeated three times in different alphabets: 196 BC: Rosetta Stone engraved In the ninth year of the reign of Egyptian King Ptolemy V Epiphanes, the temple...

The Elamites Edited By: R. A. Guisepi The Iranian Plateau did not experience the rise of urban, literate civilization in the late 4th and early 3rd millennia on the Mesopotamian pattern but the lowland Khuzestan did. It was the Elamite Civilization. Geographically, Elam included more than Khuzestan...

History Filipo Brunelleschi Dufay's stunning motet Nuper Rosarum Flores holds a particularly important place in the history of Florence. As its text relates, Dufays motet was composed for the consecration of Florence's great Cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore, known colloquially as Il Duomo on the Fe...

The Akkadians Portions of this work contributed by Robert A. Guisepi and F. Roy Williams, University of California The Advice of an Akkadian Father to His Son, c. 2200 BCE Do not set out to stand around in the assembly. Do not loiter where there is a dispute, for in the dispute they will have you a...

American Civil War Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 Warren W. Hassler, Jr.: Emeritus Professor of American History, Pennsylvania State University, University Park. Author of Commanders of the Army of the Potomac and others. Attempt on Washington, D.C While Sherman faced Atlanta, waiting for a chance ...

Ancient Rome The Roman Way of Declaring War Gary Edward Forsythe: Assistant Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago. Author of The Historian L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi and the Roman Annalistic Tradition. Robert A. Guisepi: Author of Ancient Voices (Re-printed by permis...

The United States Of America Various Authors Edited By: R. A. Guisepi This is the story of how the American Republic developed from colonial beginnings in the 16th century, when the first European explorers arrived, until modern times."We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more per...

Women's RightsAuthor: Wallbank;Taylor;Bailkey;Jewsbury;Lewis;HackettDate: 1992Document: Women's RightsThis statement on women's rights was issued July 7, 1969, by Redstockings, afeminist organization.I. After centuries of individual and preliminary politicalstruggle, women are uniting to achieve the...

A History of England Alfred the Great (848?–899) The course of English history would have been very different without King Alfred, renowned both as a statesman and a warrior. He is justly called "the Great." The Saxon Kingdoms and Alfred's Rise During Alfred's time, England consisted of four small S...

Women In The Revolutionary StruggleWar And Revolution In China And VietnamAuthor: Schwartz, Stuart B.Date: 1992Document: Women In The Revolutionary StruggleEven more than in the nationalist movements in colonized areas such asIndia and Egypt, women were drawn in large numbers into violent, revolutio...

A History of Ancient Greece Greece And The Hellenistic World Author: Robert Guisepi Date: 1998 Greek Creativity In Culture The genius of Greek civilization lay more obviously in various facets ofculture than in politics. It was Greek culture that determined the mostlasting contributions of this civi...

Christianity And The Modern AgeAuthor: Wallbank; Taylor; Bailkey; Jewsbury; Lewis; HackettDate: 1992Christianity And The Modern AgeEurope's drive to dominate the globe came from a variety of sources. Thebelief in scientific superiority and the arguments of the pseudo-scientistsand racists provided s...