Tag: world history

Ancient Sumerian/Mesopotamian Laws 1. BE it enacted forever and for all future days: If a son say to his father, "You are not my father," he [the father] can cut off his [the son's] locks, make him a slave and sell him for money. If a son say to his mother, "You are not my mother," she can cut off h...

Discovery Of Gold In CaliforniaAuthor: Hittell, John S.Discovery Of Gold In California1848Before the time of the great gold discovery of 1848, the metal had beenfound in California, but the mines from which it was taken were poor andyielded small returns for years of working. The discovery in 1848 i...

The Byzantine Empire, Part One Eastern Europe, And Russia To 1600 Donald MacGillivray Nicol: Koraës Professor Emeritus of Byzantine and Modern Greek History, Language, and Literature, King's College, University of London. Director, Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1...

The American Civil War, Civil War BattlesEdited by: Robert Guisepi2002 Fort Sumter, April 12-14, 1861 Casualties = 0 On April 10, 1861, Brig. Gen. Beauregard, in command of the provisional Confederate forces at Charleston, South Carolina, demanded the surrender of the Union garrison of Fort Sumter i...

Alexander the Great Unless Alexander was himself ultimately responsible for his father's assassination (an implausible view, but one already canvassed in antiquity), he cannot have foreseen the moment of his own succession to a father who, though grizzled, was in the prime of life. His reaction to t...

Boer WarBook: By A. Conan DoyleAuthor: Doyle, A. Conan1900In more than one respect the war in South Africa was a surprise to theworld. It was surprising to see two little republics present a defiantultimatum to a great empire. It was surprising with what skill and deadlyeffect the few fought against...

Africa, Emerging Civilizations In Sub-Sahara AfricaVarious Authors Edited By: R. A. Guisepi Date: 2001 Native Cultures In Sub-Sahara Africa IntroductionBy A.D. 1200, the process of civilization was approaching globaldimensions. At the same time that Europe, Asia, and the Middle East wereexperiencing ...

Ancient Egypt: Ahmose By Robert Guisepi, 1984 Egypt’s History The Valley of the Nile Ahmose (reigned c. 1539–14 BC) was the founder of Egypt’s 18th dynasty. He completed his brother’s mission to expel the Hyksos—Asiatic rulers who had dominated Egypt—and expanded Egypt’s influence by invading Palest...

The Dynamic Culture of the Middle Ages The European High Middle Ages, which lasted from about 1050 to 1300, evoke for many people romantic images of knights in shining armor, magnificent castles, and glorious cathedrals. And to many people, the word medieval (Latin medium aevum; "middle age") wrong...

The Iberian Golden AgeEuropean Expansion: Exploration And Colonization, 1400-1650Author: Allen PikermanDate: 2002IntroductionDuring the fifteenth century, Europe began a process of unprecedentedexpansion that by 1650 had affected all areas of the world. This was actuallypart of a global tendency tow...

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Abraham Lincoln Second Inaugural Address Washington, D.C.March 4, 1865 This theologically intense speech has been widely acknowledged as one of the most remarkable documents in American history. The London Spectator said of it, "We cannot read it without a renewed conviction that it is the noblest p...