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23 07, 2017

Ghaznavids – Medieval Islam

By |2019-07-05T11:22:44-07:00July 23rd, 2017|History, India, Islam, West Asia|Comments Off on Ghaznavids – Medieval Islam

Ghaznavids: A minaret in Ghazni (Afghanistan), from about 1000 AD Abbasid soldiers Beginning in the 850s AD, the Abbasid caliphs of the Islamic Empire were looking for soldiers they would be able to trust, who [...]

20 07, 2017

Indian Animals: ancient and medieval India

By |2019-09-13T06:10:27-07:00July 20th, 2017|Environment, History, India|Comments Off on Indian Animals: ancient and medieval India

Indian animals: A white cow Cows and bulls Cattle were probably the most important animals in India for people. They came to India originally from Central Asia. Indian people did [...]

7 07, 2017

Alexander the Great and the Silk Road

By |2019-01-22T05:41:36-08:00July 7th, 2017|Central Asia, Greeks, History|Comments Off on Alexander the Great and the Silk Road

Alexander in the east: Darius' palace at Persepolis Alexander reaches Afghanistan When Alexander finished conquering Persia (modern Iran), he burned Darius' great palace at Persepolis: only ruins are left today. [...]

19 05, 2017

What is Ivory? History of Ivory

By |2019-10-10T06:55:47-07:00May 19th, 2017|Africa, Art|Comments Off on What is Ivory? History of Ivory

What is ivory? History of ivory: An elephant using her tusks What is ivory? Ivory is the same thing as elephant tusks (but see below). Elephants grow these long teeth [...]

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