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13 09, 2017

West Asian government – Mesopotamia and Iran

By |2019-09-05T05:41:02-07:00September 13th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on West Asian government – Mesopotamia and Iran

West Asian government: the stele of Naram-Sin shows the king leading his troops to victory. Empires and city-states Since the time of the Akkadians, about 2300 BC, West Asian government has [...]

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 [...]

26 08, 2017

Domitian’s palace – Domus Flavia – Roman architecture

By |2019-05-15T05:48:39-07:00August 26th, 2017|Architecture, Romans|Comments Off on Domitian’s palace – Domus Flavia – Roman architecture

This is the facade, or front entrance, to Domitian's palace, the Domus Flavia Why did Domitian build the Domus Flavia? Vespasian, the first emperor of the Flavian Dynasty in Rome, had been [...]

25 08, 2017

Roman basilicas – Architecture in ancient Rome

By |2019-02-13T17:46:36-08:00August 25th, 2017|Architecture, Government, Romans|Comments Off on Roman basilicas – Architecture in ancient Rome

Basilica Aemilia, Rome What is a basilica? Sometimes the Romans had things they wanted to do in groups, but inside, out of the weather. Then they met in a basilica [...]

25 08, 2017

Religious schisms – History of religion

By |2017-08-25T12:35:01-07:00August 25th, 2017|Government, Religion|Comments Off on Religious schisms – History of religion

The murder of Thomas a Becket in the 1100s AD The new, big, monotheistic religions of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam developed between 500 BC and 600 AD. They brought with them some new ideas, and [...]

11 08, 2017

Equal rights for some – American government

By |2020-04-15T11:17:04-07:00August 11th, 2017|Government, North America|Comments Off on Equal rights for some – American government

Equal rights for women? Abigail Adams During and after the American Revolution, the rich white men were writing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Declaration of Independence Constitution Bill of [...]

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