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In the early part of the twelfth century there were many small nomadic tribes scattered all over Central Asia . In the later part of this century, one of the most powerful chiefs of these tribes called Gengis Khan brought all the other tribes under hi…
More than 20,000 years ago the first inhabitants of North America arrived there from Asia . These people were called the North American Indians. The Indians mostly led a nomadic life, they hunted animals and used the meat for food. More Topics: …
The Ottoman Empire was founded by Turkish tribes which settled in modern day Turkey. The empire was named after the first sultan called Osman. The Ottomans were basically Muslims but they allowed other religions to flourish in their empire. One o…
The were American Indians who settled in the Cuzco valley, on the western coast of South America. By the year 1525 their extended for more than 3000 km along the western coast. The population lived off farming on terraces built on the mountain si…
History of United State of America Four hundred years ago, about 100 followers of Puritan faith, set sail from England in search of a new land and reached America. They landed in the area which is now called Massachusetts. These settlers prospe…
The first settlers probably came to Britain during the Palaeolithic age. In the year 43 A.D. Britain was invaded by the Romans and made a party of the Roman empire till the year 400 A.D. Around 500 A.D. Christian missionaries arrived in Britian a…
Around 300 A.D. began the decline of the Roman empire, and the Roman emeror Constantine moved his capital to Constantinople, now called Istanbul. It was here that he began establishing the Byzantine empire. Scholars came from all over Europe to study …
Around 750 B.C. the first Roman settlements were established in Europe. By the year 500 B.C. the Estruscans were driven out of Rome and the Roman republic was established. The Romans were the first to unite most of the Middle East, North Africa a…
Along the coast of the Mediterranean were located a large number of cities inhabited by the Phoenicians. These people were skilled ship builders and traders. Their ships had sails and rudders and were rowed by a large group of men. All the cities…
About three thousand years ago most of modern Iraq was inhabited by the Assyrians. These people lived in the highland area around the river Tigers. The Assyrain empire lasted for over three centuries. During the 7th century B.C. this empire was a…
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers was the home of the first civilization about 6000 years ago. The people who lived here were called the Babylonians. Since the land on which they lived was very fertile, they largely depended upon f…
