Karen Carr

About Karen Carr

Dr. Karen Carr is Associate Professor Emerita, Department of History, Portland State University. She holds a doctorate in Classical Art and Archaeology from the University of Michigan. Follow her on Instagram, Pinterest, or Facebook, or buy her book, Vandals to Visigoths.
11 09, 2017

Nader Shah – history of Iran – the 1700s

By |2019-10-21T10:25:00-07:00September 11th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Nader Shah – history of Iran – the 1700s

Nader Shah (Iran, 1736-1747) In 1736 AD, Nader Shah overthrew the last Safavid shah and established the country of Iran, with himself as the Shah (king) of Iran. Like Genghis Khan, Nader Shah was [...]

11 09, 2017

West Asian government – Ottomans and Safavids

By |2019-09-05T06:36:36-07:00September 11th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on West Asian government – Ottomans and Safavids

Sofia Baffo (about 1600 AD) The two great kingdoms of West Asia between 1500 and 1900, the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire, were both monarchies. So they were supposed to be ruled by a single [...]

11 09, 2017

West Asian environment – Little Ice Age to global warming

By |2019-09-05T06:36:44-07:00September 11th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on West Asian environment – Little Ice Age to global warming

Iraqi oil production (2000s AD) In the 1500s AD, a global cooling period known as the Little Ice Age affected people all over the world, from the Navajo and Iroquois in North America to the French in Europe [...]

11 09, 2017

West Asian economy – Safavids and Ottomans

By |2019-09-05T06:36:50-07:00September 11th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on West Asian economy – Safavids and Ottomans

A man making paper West Asia entered the 1500s AD in a very powerful position in world trade. Iran, together with the Central Asian state of Uzbekistan and the Mughal Empire, dominated the Silk Road, and the Silk Road [...]

10 09, 2017

Colonization timeline – 1500 AD to modern times

By |2019-09-05T06:37:13-07:00September 10th, 2017|History|Comments Off on Colonization timeline – 1500 AD to modern times

Tenochtitlan under attack (painted in the 1600s) Ships and sailing improve Beginning about 1450 AD, Europeans took advantage of new advances in sail technolog. They invaded and took over most of the [...]

10 09, 2017

Late Middle Ages timeline 1100-1500 AD

By |2020-01-13T04:51:00-08:00September 10th, 2017|Central Asia, History, When|Comments Off on Late Middle Ages timeline 1100-1500 AD

The Mongol court (1200s AD) - Late Middle Ages timeline The Little Ice Age After the warming trend of 1000 AD came a colder period around 1300 AD called the Little Ice Age. [...]

10 09, 2017

Early medieval world history timeline: 400-800 AD

By |2019-05-19T21:05:14-07:00September 10th, 2017|History, Islam, When|Comments Off on Early medieval world history timeline: 400-800 AD

Early medieval timeline: Dome of the Rock mosque, Jerusalem (600s AD)  Europe in the Early Middle Ages In the Early Middle Ages, many empires around the world collapsed into smaller [...]

10 09, 2017

World history timeline: from Jesus to 400 AD

By |2017-10-14T14:56:41-07:00September 10th, 2017|History, Romans, When|Comments Off on World history timeline: from Jesus to 400 AD

Roman amphitheater (El Jem, Tunisia) The great empires formed during the last years before Christ continued peacefully through much of this period. In India, the Mauryan Empire collapsed. There was a period of [...]

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