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By the year 400 Britain had been part of the Roman empire for over 350 years. The people of Britain now thought of themselves as Romans and had done so for many generations. | | A Roman family group. Illustration by Sarah Hall, Roman Britain| | In the 3rd century (after about the year 250)…

Country Overview Germany has two millennia of history, with its general location in Central Europe and borders nine other countries. These countries include; Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland. As well as bordering two seas, The Baltic and The North Sea. The capital city of Germany is Berlin, which…

The author is trying to tell you who Christopher Columbus is and what he did. Here`s a little about his background, Voyage in the Atlantic, Rout, Ships, and more facts. Christopher Columbus was an Italian adventurer and guide. In 1492, he cruised over the Atlantic from Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and…

The Hunter and Gatherer era triggered the use of gender roles in our society today. This is because when the Hunter and Gatherer society first developed it created the power of gender roles; symbolizing that men have more power than woman. This was a negative effect on our world today because this has carried throughout…

After the death of his father and his ascension to the Macedonian throne. Alexander’s first order of business was to pursue his father‘s dream — the conquest of the Persian Empire. When his campaign started off, it was revenge that was on his mind. Persians had enslaved several territories of Greece in the past. The…

Risorgimento, as the Italian Unification is also known, was the event that turned the unified disparate states in the Italian peninsula into the single nation of Italy.  This political and social process which transpired from the 19th century till the early 20th century is perhaps one of the most important events in the history of…

The film/documentary, titled Tools of Exploitation, chronicles, analyzes and explains Western civilizations influence on African culture/livelihood throughout the period of colonialism (the film covers the slave trade for a brief moment as well) leading to the modern day. Narrated by scholar/author Ali Mazrui, the film focuses on the usurping of Africa’s future potential due to…

Introduction Witchcraft refers to the use of some type of magical or supernatural powers with an intention of causing pain or damage to members of a society or on their possessions. Different communities however argue that there is good witchcraft and bad witchcraft whereby the good witchcraft is that used to heal a person from…

It was the opinion of Lord Acton, a great English historian, that the discovery of the New World was the greatest landmark in the transition from the Middle Ages to modern times. Certainly the movement of western Europeans beyond the narrow limits of their homelands out to both the East and the West, a movement…

Both Marco Polo and Zheng He were excellent world navigators in their time. However, Zheng He’s voyages and travels were much better and more important because they had much more of a profound impact on the world. His expeditions caused much more prominent change in China, directly and indirectly, than Marco Polo’s did in Western…