Modern History Facts about the Modern Period Lesson Summary Register to view this lesson Are you a student or a teacher? I am a student I am a teacher Start today. Try it now General Modern World History Lessons 2 chapters | 203 lessons Ch 1. General 20th Century History Ch 2. ...
Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010) was an accomplished modern Chinese painter, widely respected and recognized for his importance in China’s contemporary art world, which was shaped by his ideas of abstraction. As an artist of unique sensibility and vision, his work embodies the synthesis of traditional ...
It’s often hard to believe that this giant, modern metropolis that we all know and love, was once a tiny fishing village. This incredible transformation is one of the many interesting facts about the history of Dubai that make it such an exciting destination to live in. Read on to find ...
In modern-day America, presidents share power with the congress and senate, and there is not usually one person to blame for problems. But in Tang Dynasty China the person responsible for everything was the Emperor. And what happened if there was a disaster? When locusts devoured all the pl...
Xu Beihong was a pioneer of 20th century Chinese art, known for his ink-and-wash paintings of horses. To understand more about the artist and why his paintings command top prices at auction, here are fifteen facts to know about the artist.
The Birth of Venus(Botticelli) The Creation of Adam(Michelangelo) Renaissance Exploration While many artists and thinkers used their talents to express new ideas, some Europeans took to the seas to learn more about the world around them. In a period known as the Age of Discovery, several impor...
the 1898 Reform.To achieve this goal,author Mao Haijian published an initial collection of research,Historical Facts about the 1898 Reform,which scrutinized important happenings day by day during the crucial period of the Reform.Now the author has produced a new book containing the second ...
Since 1950, the world’s per capita food production has increased by about one percent per year. The incidence of famine has diminished, with famines in the modern era typically caused by war or by destructive government policies, such as price controls on food. Malthus also failed to ...
To modern ears, the word “Celtic” evokes traditional art, literature and music from Ireland and Scotland. But the ancient Celts were a widespread group of people with origins in central Europe. See what historians have learned about this rich and complex collection of tribes. 1. The Celts...
The Age of Exploration, sometimes called the Age of Discovery, focuses on the European explorations that led to the Americas. Learn about the...