Tag: world history

Sumerian Culture Before the Sumerians appeared on the land, it had been occupied by a non-Semitic people, referred to as Ubaidians. Their name comes from the village of Al Ubaid, in which their remains were first found by archaeologists. The Ubaidians settled the region between 4500 and 4000 BC. The...

A History of Ancient Greece The Glory That Was Greece Date: 1992 Greek Art Torso of AphroditeGreek, Hellenistic period; 1st century B.C. copy of 4th century B.C. original; Marble; 68.6 cm (27 in.); Founders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund; 24.4The torso is an impressive example of the resp...

James Longstreet b. Jan. 8, 1821, Edgefield District, S.C., U.S.d. Jan. 2, 1904, Gainesville, Ga. Longstreet was a Confederate officer during the American Civil War. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. (1842), he resigned from the U.S. Army when his native state seceded from ...

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...

Plutarch's Lives: Caius Gracchus Caius Gracchus, at first, either for fear of his brother's enemies,or designing to render them more odious to the people, absentedhimself from the public assemblies, and lived quietly in his ownhouse, as if he were not only reduced for the present to liveunambitiousl...

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Ebla Modern Tall Mardikh, also spelled TELL MARDIKH, ancient city 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Aleppo in northwestern Syria. During the height of its power (c. 2600-2240 BC), Ebla dominated northern Syria, Lebanon, and parts of northern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) and enjoyed trade and diplomatic rel...

World War Two Edited By: Robert A. Guisepi Date 2001 The evacuation from Dunkirk For the Allies, the arc of the westward German advance from the Ardennes to the Somme severed all communication between their northern and southern forces. The Allied armies in the north, having fallen back from the Dyl...

Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 Author: Schwartz, Stuart B. Date: 1992 A History of the Inca Twantinsuyu: World Of The IncasAlmost at the same time that the Aztecs extended their control over much of Mesoamerica, a great imperial state was rising in the Andean highlands, and it eventually held sway o...

The History Of ItalyAuthor: Hallam, Henry Part VState of Italy after the Extinction of the House of Suabia - Conquest ofNaples by Charles of Anjou - The Lombard Republics become severally subject toPrinces or Usurpers - The Visconti of Milan - Their Aggrandizement - Declineof the Imperial Authority ...

Ancient Cave Art Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France 15,000-18,000 BC Approximately 20,000 years ago, humans in Europe lived primarily as hunters. Out of this stone age culture, the mysteries of existence were becoming important and the result was the birth of mythology. Humankind sought to understand the wo...

The Hittites A history of the Hittites including their cities, kings, art and contributions to civilization The Hittite empire to c. 1180 BC Principal archaeological sites of Anatolia and northern Syria to c. 1340 BC. It is possible that the branch of the Hittite royal family that gained control i...