Religion of Islam
Tomb of Ali, the first Imam and the fourth caliph, in Iraq (it was rebuilt about 1500 AD by the Safavids) Where did Islam come from? Medieval Islam was closely related [...]
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Who was the Norse god Odin?
Viking stone, 600s AD, from Gotland, Sweden. Odin is riding his horse, Sleipnir. Sometime before 300 AD, people started to think of Odin (or Wotan) as the chief of the [...]
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History of wine and grapes – West Asia
History of wine: White grapes on the vine Grapes grow abundantly and reliably in the West Asian climate, and taste good, and even gatherers ate wild grapes (which are smaller [...]
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Where do apples come from? – History of apples
The history of apples starts in Central Asia Where do apples come from? Apple trees grew wild in Central Asia and western China beginning - as new DNA studies show [...]
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What are hydrocarbons? Simple chemistry
A model of a methane molecule - the simplest of hydrocarbons A kind of molecule Hydrocarbons are molecules. They are made out of hydrogen atoms and carbon atoms. Methane is [...]
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Genghis Khan and the Mongols – Central Asia
Genghis Khan Mongol and Turkic people take power By 1200 AD, the Mongol and Turkic people of Central Asia had pretty much finished pushing the Indo-Europeans out of power in [...]
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Yeast cells – Cell biology
A yeast cell Yeast cells are a very common kind of eukaryote cell. They vary in size, but are usually about four thousandths of a millimeter (4 microns) in diameter, too [...]
