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16 03, 2018

Parthian kings and queens

By |2018-04-13T01:25:29-07:00March 16th, 2018|History|Comments Off on Parthian kings and queens

The first of the Parthian kings: Arsaces I Arsaces and Tiridates Arsaces I was the governor of Parthia (now northern Iran) in the Hellenistic Greek empire of Seleucia. About 250 [...]

17 01, 2018

The Bronze Age 3000-1000 BC

By |2018-02-16T12:07:04-08:00January 17th, 2018|History|Comments Off on The Bronze Age 3000-1000 BC

Cultures around the world 3000-1000 BC (the Bronze Age) Questions to answer: when did these people start farming? when did they start spinning and weaving clothing (and what did they make their [...]

24 10, 2017

From Siam to Thailand

By |2017-10-25T11:29:59-07:00October 24th, 2017|History|Comments Off on From Siam to Thailand

Like its neighbor Burma, Thailand was more influenced by India than by China. People in Thailand were probably becoming Buddhists by the 200s BC, in the time of the Mauryan Empire in [...]

23 10, 2017

History of Burma

By |2019-02-25T06:21:53-08:00October 23rd, 2017|History|Comments Off on History of Burma

The first people in Burma People (and their dogs) probably reached Burma coming along the coast from India, about 47,000 BC, but there's no evidence of them until about 11,000 BC. History [...]

18 10, 2017

History of Cambodia

By |2017-10-23T12:35:25-07:00October 18th, 2017|History|Comments Off on History of Cambodia

Coming from India along the coast, the first people probably got to Cambodia around 45,000 BC. They Funan With the rise of the Silk Road sea trade, India's traders sold things to [...]

16 09, 2017

West Asian sailing – the Phoenicians

By |2018-04-15T00:37:53-07:00September 16th, 2017|History|Comments Off on West Asian sailing – the Phoenicians

Earliest image of a sailing ship (Arabian peninsula, about 5000 BC) By the time the first people left Africa about 60,000 BC they already knew how to use boats, and some of them may [...]

14 09, 2017

Who were the Sassanians? Iran – West Asian history

By |2018-04-15T12:09:26-07:00September 14th, 2017|History, West Asia|Comments Off on Who were the Sassanians? Iran – West Asian history

Ardashir, the first ruler of the Sassanians Rulers of the Parthian Empire In 211 AD, a group of Iranians called the Sassanians (the descendants of Sassan) took over control of the Parthian Empire from [...]

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