Explore the history of the United Kingdom. Learn what countries are in the UK and explore the population and culture of Britain. View a detailed...
Over the centuries, the English have, more or less, added the other three countries of the United Kingdom onto their own nation to form the United Kingdom. England The history of England, UK began in the late 5th century AD, when a number of Germanic tribes from continental Europe migrate...
This method can be recommended in the case of plotting the results of an explorer's route, or in the case of countries of which we have no regular survey (cf. the map of Afghanistan in this work). Instead of supposing the light to fall vertically upon the surface it is often supposed...
The Physical Map of the World owes its inspiration to the National Geographic Society. The maps published by National Geographic during the 1960s and 70s, as the manual era drew to a spectacular close, are some of the best small-scale physical maps ever produced. Painted by artists Heinrich ...
of data based on mere observation and sought a deeper understanding of underlying principles. In the nineteenth century, the German Friedrich Hegel introduced the dialectic model of deduction, which reigns supreme in schools in Latin and Germanic countries. The Hegelian dialectic begins with a thesis...
of one language in order to create the illusion of polital unity, while the government of another country might declare that the dialect spoken by its people is actually a unique language from other countries that speak dialects of the same language in order to create a sense of national ...
Comprehensive Political Map of Europe A political map of Europe is crucial for identifying the continent’s countries, major cities, and international borders. Europe has undergone significant changes over the centuries, from the shifting boundaries of empires to the establishment of modern nation-states...
Flags have been an intrinsic part of human civilization, used for thousands of years as symbols of identity and sovereignty. The concept of a national flag, however, is relatively modern, gaining prominence in the 18th century with the rise of nation-states. In Europe, many countries adopted ...
and France to the south. At approximately 1,607 square miles, it is slightly larger than the smallest state in the United States, Rhode Island. The official language of Luxembourg is Luxembourgish, a Germanic language influenced by French. French and German are also spoken widely in the small...
Indo-European language tree is a chart showing historical evolution of the Indo-European languages. It starts with the Proto-Indo-European language (the ancestor or parent language) at the top, continues down with Indo-European language branches (e.g. Germanic), following with sub-branches (e....