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DK History: Middle Eastern Empires

WHY WAS THE MIDDLE EAST SUCH A RICH PRIZE? BABYLONIANSHITTITESHEBREWSASSYRIANSFIND OUT MOREFrom around 2000 BC, rival peoples in the Middle East fought to either conquer or defend land. Some,…

DK History: Tudor Age

HOW DID TUDOR MERCHANTS BECOME WEALTHY? WHO WAS THE GREATEST TUDOR MONARCH? WHY DID HENRY VIII QUARREL WITH THE POPE? CHURCH OF ENGLANDFIND OUT MOREThe Tudors were a family of Welsh, French, and…

DK History: Age Of Empire

THE WORLD IN 1900 WHY DID EUROPEANS WANT TO RULE THE WORLD? HOW WERE PEOPLE TREATED BY THEIR RULERS? BRITISH RAJSCRAMBLE FOR AFRICAFRENCH FOREIGN LEGIONFIND OUT MOREFrom the 19th century until the…

DK History: Age Of Migrations

WHO WERE THE BARBARIANS? WHO WERE THE HUNS? ANGLES AND SAXONSFIND OUT MOREIn AD 285 the Roman Empire divided into eastern and western parts, each with its own emperor. Despite this reorganization,…

Age of U.S. Public Schools

The Question: On average, how old are the public schools in the United States? The Answer: As of 2010, according to National Center for Education…

Neckties Through the Ages—Introduction

2,000 Years of the NecktieThe history of America's favorite Father's Day gift by David Johnson NECKTIESTHROUGH THE AGES   • 210 B.C.China's First Emperor • 113 A.D.Did Romans Wear…

Middle Eastern religions

(Encyclopedia) Middle Eastern religions, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of the Middle East. Little was known about the religions of the city-states of W Asia until stores…

Natives, Middle American

(Encyclopedia) Natives, Middle American or Mesoamerican, aboriginal peoples living in the area between present-day United States and South America. Although most of Mexico is geographically…