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German History More than 2,000 years ago a tall and fair-haired people roamed Europe. The ancestors of these fierce Teutonic warriors may have come from Northern Europe. The Romans later called them the Germani. As these Germanic tribes migrated south- and westward, they clashed with the Romans. In ...

Settlement Of GeorgiaAuthor: Stevens, William B.Settlement Of Georgia1732It was not only the beginning of a new commonwealth, destined to becomean important State of the American Union, but also the spirit and purposewhich led to it, that made the English colonization of Georgia a great andunique ev...

England Under Edward The First, Called Longshanks Author: Dickens, Charles Chapter XVI. It was now the year of our Lord 1272; and Prince Edward. the heir to the throne, being away in the Holy Land, knew nothing of his father's death. The barons, however, proclaimed him king, immediately after 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...

Mayan Glyphs The Peoples And Civilizations Of The Americas Author: Michael Schwartz Date: 1999 Document: Deciphering The Maya Glyphs Of all the peoples of ancient America, the Maya developed the most complex system of writing to record their history, religion, philosophy, and politics. Maya hierogl...

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...

Saladin Takes Jerusalem From The Christians Author: Cox, Sir George W. 1187 Eight days after their conquest of the Holy City, in 1099, the first crusaders proceeded to establish the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem, with Godfrey of Bouillon as its first king. On the death of Godfrey, in 1100, his broth...

In 1195 Isaac II was deposed and blinded by his brother Alexius III. The Westerners, who had again blamed the failure of their crusade on the Byzantines, saw ways of exploiting the situation. The emperor Henry VI had united the Norman Kingdom of Sicily with the Holy Roman Empire. He inherited the am...

Opening Of JapanAuthor: Perry, Matthew C.Opening Of Japan1854In view of the events that have followed, the ending of Japan'sself-isolation and the opening of that country, first to American commerce,and later to world-wide intercourse, must now be regarded as an achievement ofmomentous consequence, ...

World War One, Nations Involved Austria-Hungary Declared war on Serbia .........July 28, 1914Declared war on Russia ........Aug 6, 1914Declared war on Belgium ......Aug 28, 1914Declared war on Portugal ......March 15, 1916BelgiumRefused German ultimatum demanding permission for German troops to cro...

England Under Harefoot, Hardicanute, And Edward The Confessor Author: Dickens, Charles Chapter VI. England Under Harold Harefoot, Hardicanute, And Edward The Confessor. Canute left three sons, by name Sweyn, Harold, and Hardicanute; but his queen, Emma, once the Flower of Normandy, was the mother ...

The American Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 Washington, D.C.March 4, 1861 This speech had its origins in the back room of a store in Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln, who lived in Springfield for nearly 25 years, wrote the speech shortly before becom...