maps tell stories that go far beyond simple geography. How a map is drawn, what is depicted on a map, and when the map was created paints a picture of the religion, politics, and worldview of the surrounding culture at the time. ...
Many early maps depicted what was known at the center and the periphery contained uncharted territory. The religious beliefs at the time influenced the direction of the map; for instance,south was at the top of the mapin Al-Sharif al-Idrisi’s 1154 depiction of Africa and the Mediterranean r...
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are what people generally mean when they speak of Baltic countries. History of the Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea has historically been a source of connection between the lands to its north, Scandinavia, and the lands to its south, mainland Europe. In the Medieval...
Though if you are being serious, it seems you have chopped off the parts of my post where I said that was a bad thing. Yesterday at 2:34 PM 1 #6,282 saman bey LNSS said: Council Confederation is Iberia and several Latin-American Countries (such as Cuba, and Mexico). They're ...
Karen asked if we could take a train to Sweden one weekend so we can see more of Scandinavia on the cheap. Except it isn’t cheap. So if anyone wants to loan me about 500 bucks… let me know. dissertationNorwayOsloresearchtravel Geography, Germany Geography, German, and Memorialization ...
a delight as within the fairytale-esque walled city you can find lots of amazinghistoric sightssuch as the Toompea Castle complex. The city showcases a wide range of different architectural and cultural influences due to its proximity to not only to Scandinavia and Russia but Central Europe too...
By most estimates, Sweden is home to just shy of 100,000 lakes, so no matter where your travels take you within the country’s borders, you’ll never be far from one. Many are among the largest in Scandinavia and Europe, and it’s not surprising that
During the Ecumenical Council of Rome, an incident arises where a local Priest from Namur, named Jan van Kees (ATL character), had refused to accept the terms of the Council of Prague, and as such was stripped of his holy orders by the Archbishop and pla
The eldest of these, Atlas, was made rightful king of the entire island and the ocean (now the Atlantic Ocean), and was given the mountain of his birth and the surrounding area as his fiefdom. Atlas's twin Gadeirus or Eumelus in Greek, was given the easternmost portion of the island...
As the town was once a member of the Hanseatic League, plenty of riches and trade flowed through Hindeloopen; this only continued in the 17th and 18th centuries as the Dutch East India Company stopped off here on the way to Scandinavia. As such, there is lots of beautiful architecture ...