Spanish Empire Second French Empire (Napoleon) Abbasid Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate Roman Empire Most people think the Roman Empire is one of the largest in history. It was one of the most powerful and advanced, but not necessarily the largest in terms of square mileage. However, the Roman Empir...
See examples of Romanesque architecture, including Romanesque cathedrals. Explore facts about the Romanesque style and architectural characteristics.
Ch 4. The Rise of the Roman Republic Ch 5. The Fall of the Roman Empire Ch 6. The Dark Ages Ch 7. The Early Middle Ages Ch 8. The Medieval Warm Period Ch 9. The High Middle Ages Ch 10. The Late Middle Ages Ch 11. The Renaissance Ch 12. The Age of Exploration Ch 13. The...
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After the Spanish expulsion, the Jewish exiles sought refuge in the Ottoman Empire, Western Europe, and North Africa. Among the North African countries, Morocco harbored the largest number of refugees, many of them settled in Fez. The arrival of the Spanish exiles introduced a ne...
(See also: American Colonial Art.) This early architecture was as diverse as the settlers themselves, who included Spanish, English, Scots-Irish, Dutch, German, French and Swedish. Each group of immigrants brought with them the style and building practices of their mother country, adapting it ...
Ethnic issues are not only hotspot issues within international relations, but also one of the most prominent problems in the majority of the multi-ethnic countries all round the world. Countries of the world have various management approaches due to thei
Buildings of the 19th century are often mistakenly called simplyRomanesque.This is inaccurate.Romanesque architecturedescribes a type of building from the early Medieval period, the era from about 800 to 1200 AD. The rounded arches and the massive walls—influences from the Roman Empire—are charact...
Many South American indigenous peoples and cultures lived along the Amazon River before South America was colonized by the conquistadors of the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. However, for Europeans, the Amazon River was discovered by the conquistador Francisco de Orellana in 1541. It is said...
The concept of a nation state has been discussed for many years in political science, and in some cases it can be difficult to define. This is because the legal definition of an independent country is not necessarily always aligned with nations, states, and nation states around the world. Th...