How did Christianity develop in the Byzantine Empire? What problems did the Crusades cause the Byzantine Empire? How was Byzantine art different from Ancient Roman art? How did the Byzantine Empire form? How did the Byzantine Empire influence the Russian Empire?
How did the Turkish Empire fall?Turkish empire:The Turkish (Ottoman) Empire was the longest and mightiest dynasty in history, which ruled for more than 600 years between the 14th century and early 20th century. Osman Gazi founded it around 1299, where the empire ruled much of Western Asia, ...
The Mongols are a group of men and some women who took over China, and united the largest empire in the world history. They did this in many ways, some positive and some negative, using smart tactics to make their way to ruling the empire. Nevertheless, the Mongols had a more positive...
How Did Joseph Stalin Become Totalitarian He is known as one of the most violent rulers, and was the first ruler of the Soviet Union after the fall of the Russian Empire. Communism was new for the people, mainly because there is economic equality and classless society. This made the way ...
Though it's gone in and out of fashion since prehistoric times, in the last couple centuries, the rates of cremation have picked up as cultural taboos begin to fall away and modern pressures shape funerary needs. Some people turn to cremation over burial or entombment because of the convenienc...
"Obviously, the more it did to stabilize the situation in central and Eastern Europe and bring them into the West, the more it antagonized the Russians," he said. Why is Ukraine important? Ukraine, as the largest fo...
Not only did it continue under Mao, it also flourished under Deng’s economic opening-up. There’s an interesting account of this in Model Rebels: The Rise and Fall of China’s Richest Village. The author is conventionally scornful of Mao, but the actual facts he records indicate great ...
Deadly outbreaks have plagued societies for centuries. But they can lead to medical breakthroughs—if we learn the right lessons from them.
‘Noah Dividing the world among his Sons’ – Shem, Yafet, and Cham. (Anonymous painter; Russian Empire, 18th century) (credit: WIKIPEDIA) It’s helpful to think of Dark Triad types as POOPPPPPS – pompous owners of outrageous positions of prestige, power, popularity, prosperity – and eve...
It hits bottom after its two hour free-fall with a loud BONK. CUT TO: 4 INT. MIR ONE Lovett and Bodine jerk awake at the landing. ANATOLY (heavy Russian accent) We are here. EXT. / INT. MIR ONE AND TWO 5 MINUTES LATER: THE TWO SUBS skim over the seafloor to the sound of ...