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How Did Cremation Emerge as a Death Ritual
...ics 03.JPG|thumbnail|left|350px|Cremation shown from Gandhara from the 2nd century CE.]] ...shment. For instance, during the Protestant Reformation period in the 16th century and later, Protestants were sometimes burned or their bodies were ritually

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How Did Marriage Develop in the West
...Western regions, this is no different, although over time, for most of our history over the last two thousand years, marriage had become more narrowly defined ...ef>For more on Celtic marriages, see: Dougherty, M.J. (2015) Celts: the history and legacy of one of the oldest cultures in Europe. London, United King

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When were Spy Services in England Created?
====Early History==== ...s (eds.) (2002) Reformation and rebellion 1485 - 1750. Headstart in history series ed.: Rosemary Rees ; 22002. 1. publ. Oxford, Heinemann.</ref>.

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How Did Spy Services Develop in Russia
...veloped to become one of the most effective espionage services by the 20th century when the Soviet Union emerged. The road to that development, however, was l ...ble) established one of the first espionage services in Russia in the 16th century. Ivan was one of the first monarchs to create a very centralized Russian st

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How have Historians' perceptions of Native Americans changed
...wholesale change had occurred in how historians portrayed Native American history. Previously, historians and ethnographers had focused on “the tragedy of ====New Approaches to Native American History====

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What were the causes of the Witch Craze in Europe, 1550-1700
...e:Witches one.jpg|200px|thumbnail|left|An drawing of witches from the 16th century]] ...Wars.<ref> Bailey, Michael D. Magic and Superstition in Europe: A Concise History from Antiquity to the Present. (London, Rowman & Littlefield, 2006), p. 5</

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How Did Spy Services Develop in France
...o sought to loosen the bonds of the monarchy in the late 18th century. The history of spying in France, similar to other European powers, started because of i Similar to England, the French nobility in the 16th and 17th centuries proved to be at times a difficult group to control for t

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How Did Christmas Trees Become Christmas Symbols
During the late Medieval period and early modern period, by around the 16th century, we begin to see the use of Christmas trees more frequently or in direct as ...y was Christmas associated with Christmas trees.<ref>For more on the early history of Christmas trees and its controversy, see: Roy, C. (2005). Traditional

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How did Timur change the history of the world
...han, he was not a great Empire-builder, but he was a major figure in world history. In the wake of his conquest, Asia was transformed, and he left an enduring ...l petty kingdoms. Timur's descendants conquered India in the 16th and 17th century and established the Mughal Dynasty.

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What was Prince Alexander Nevsky's contribution to Russian History
...lands. What did Nevsky achieve and what were his contributions to Russian history and society? Nevsky halted the eastern expansion of the Germans and Swedes, ...he Mongols destroyed a large Mongol army.<ref>Bushkovitch, Paul. A Concise History of Russia (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2011), p. 17</ref>

13 KB (2,219 words) - 23:51, 14 September 2021
How Did Easter Become an Important Celebration
...and sex in relation to the spring equinox, see: Armstrong, K. (1998) A History of God: the 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. New Yor ...ebrations, see: Stewart, C. (2008) The Catholic Church: a brief popular history. Winona, MN, Saint Mary’s Press, pg. 73.</ref>

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How did William the Conqueror and the Normans win at the Battle of Hastings in 1066
...famous in Medieval Britain, if not Europe. This bloody day changed British history and had a profound impact on the development of the modern world. It led no ...south to meet the invaders. The two sides met at Hastings in Sussex on the 16th of October 1066. The battle lasted all day and only ended with the death o

12 KB (1,976 words) - 00:10, 23 July 2021
What is the history of New Year celebrations
...or the two Roman consuls when it was first moved to January 1st in the 2nd century BCE. It was only during the Julian reforms that January 1st became firmly e ...evented widespread acceptance of the calendar. Eventually, and by the 18th century, most countries in Western Europe and North and South America adopted Janua

12 KB (1,932 words) - 20:40, 7 October 2021
Why did the United States pass and then repeal the constitutional amendment prohibiting alcohol
...giosity fueled by the Second Great Awakening. Throughout most of the 19th century, Temperance (the desire to moderate and restrain from all sorts of excesses ...As a result, drinking water in many cities was unsafe throughout the 19th century.

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Why did surnames emerge
...e: Redmonds, G., King, T., & Hey, D. (2011). Surnames, DNA, and family history. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.</ref> ...ecorded surname where that surname appears to be fixed appears in the 10th century in Ireland, where the surname Ó Cleirigh could be the oldest continuous su

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How did climate change influence ancient Chinese societies?
...all, see: Brooke, J. L. (2014). Climate Change and the Course of Global History. West Nyack: Cambridge University Press, pg. 295.</ref> ...g and Zhou rivalries, see: Marks, R. (2012). China: its environment and history. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield.</ref>

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When Did Recreational Drugs Emerge
...l use of drugs has been a fairly consistent phenomenon throughout recorded history and most likely much longer. ...tory of drugs in the Old World, see: Escohotado, Antonio. 1999. A Brief History of Drugs: From the Stone Age to the Stoned Age. Rochester, Vt: Park Str

11 KB (1,844 words) - 16:39, 17 September 2021
The Visible Saints - Book Review
[[File:Visible_Saints.jpg|left|250px|thumbnail|Visible Saints: The History of a Puritan Idea by Edmund S. Morgan]] The Visible Saints: The History of a Puritan Idea by Edward S Morgan. Publisher: Martino Fine Books (Novemb

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How did Comedy develop overtime
...are some of the best known Roman comedic writers, who lived in the 3rd-2nd century BC. Most of the content was influenced by Greek subjects but development by ...ollier, J. P., & Cruikshank, G. (Eds.). (2006). Punch and Judy: a short history with the original dialogue. Mineola, N.Y: Dover Publications.</ref>

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Was Robin Hood a real person
The story of Robin Hood is so well known. The story was set in 13th century England, and Robin Hood was the alias of Robin of Locksley and an Earl. He ...tories of Robin Hood were narrated in some ballads that date from the 15th century. He is a great hero, but in others, he is involved in comic adventures. Un

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