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How did the Fall of Constantinople change the Renaissance in Italy
...wn as New Rome, was influential in Europe's history and culture during the Middle Ages. By the 15th century, the Empire was in terminal decline and had been Byzantium and Italy had a long and complicated history. In the 6th century, Emperor Justinian reconquered much of the peninsulas f

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How did Akhenaten Radically Change Egyptian Religion and Culture
...rendered has come to be called the Amarna style. It is unique in Egyptian history due to its dramatic departure from traditional artistic conventions. ...hetaten,” or “The Horizon of the Aten,” located at Tell el-Amarna in Middle Egypt. Thebes was well established as Amen's city, and Akhenaten claimed t

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The Bronze Age Economy and Trade Top Ten Booklist
During the Bronze Age, the economies of the ancient Near East became linked to broader ancient Old World in Central Asia, India, and Euro ...70192037?partnerid=41307&p_ti State and Temple Economy in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the International Conference]'' Orientalia Lovaniensia Anal

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Bronze Age (3200-1200 BC) Economy and Trade in the Near East Top Ten Booklist
...onze Age, as it was an important element that helped link the ancient Near East with the broader ancient Old World in Central Asia, India, and Europe throu ...Leuven (1970- ), eds. 1979. ''State and Temple Economy in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the International Conference''. Orientalia Lovaniensia Anal

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How the Rise of Common Languages Developed in the Ancient Near East
...y and influenced the development of subsequent languages. The ancient Near East displays some of the world’s earliest common languages shared by several ..., unlike these other languages, Akkadian spread in use throughout the Near East, Egypt, and even reached Cyprus by the 2nd millennium BC. Written Akkadian

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How did the Silk Road develop
...Katie, Colin Renfrew, and Marsha Levine, eds. 2002. Ancient Interactions: East and West in Eurasia. McDonald Institute Monographs. Cambridge: McDonald Ins ...rther down to another region. This made regions in Europe, China, and Near East, much less aware of each other. The primary reason for this state was much

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What are the Lasting Legacies of the Roman Empire on Modern Governments
...pted and codified later. See: Stein, Peter. 1999. ''Roman Law in European History.'' New York: Cambridge University Press, pg. 31.</ref> ...oman Empire did continue in the form of the Byzantine Empire in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Here, the rulers titled themselves as emperors in a sim

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How Did Early Mathematics Evolve
...are the origins of mathematics and how did this field evolve in its early history?<ref>For further information on factors leading to the rise of early mathem ...seems to have happened both in Mesopotamia and Egypt (Figure 1).<ref>For a history on the development of the Pythagorean theorem, see: Katz, Victor J., and A

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Is the Film the Prince of Egypt Historically Accurate
...ortrayal of the type of weapons that were used in the Late Bronze Age Near East. ...s portrayed in numerous reliefs from different periods in ancient Egyptian history. Ramesses II is perhaps most famously shown wearing the hairstyle as he giv

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What was the contribution of Venice to the Italian Renaissance
...ing that changed Europe, and it is widely seen as heralding the end of the Middle Ages and ushering in the Modern World. Many Italian city-states and the Pap ...Adriatic Sea, sometime in the 5th century AD.<ref>Norwich, John Julius. A History of Venice (New York: A.A. Knopf, 1982), p 13</ref> Over time, several settl

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What was the evolution of water technologies like
The history of water use and technologies to bring water to human societies is long, pa ...y to have been simple ditches or cuts made to irrigate fields. In the Near East, irrigation likely began soon after agriculture began to be developed.<ref>

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Why did the Russian Romanov Dynasty collapse in 1917
...economic expansion in any way. Russia’s economic growth did create a new middle class. However, this class was excluded from the political system and resen .... In 1905 Russia was routed by the Japanese Empire in a brief war in North-East Asia. This defeat was a national humiliation, and the Tsar and his governme

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How has ancient Rome influenced European law
...m which were expressions of the legislative power of the emperor as by the middle of the 2nd century AC the emperor was the sole creator of the law; and the [[Category:Legal History]] [[Category:Roman History]] [[Category:European History]]

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How did the Sharia Law develop
*[[American Legal History Top Ten Booklist]] ...gory:Middle East History]] [[Category:Legal History]] [[Category:Religious History]]

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When did Social Inequality Develop in the Ancient World
...ty Press, pg. 39.</ref> During this time, many other cultures in the Near East had adopted agriculture and began to live in villages. What that indicates ...Id=eb271794cbdee215189ec9eaa744b8cf Chiefdoms and Early States in the Near East: The Organizational Dynamics of Complexity]'', edited by Gil Stein and Mitc

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How Did Early Judicial Systems Evolve
...zens. The concept of justice, in fact, has evolved from very early written history, showing some similarities early on with modern ideas of law and justice fo ...laws of Urukagina, see: Kramer, Samuel Noah. 1995. ''The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character''. 12. [pr.]. Chicago: The Univ. of Chicago Press.<

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How Did Gold Become Desired by Ancient Civilizations
...e finds at Nahal Qanah and Varna Necropolis show is that early from gold's history it had already become an object that differentiated wealth and status in so ...y Life in Ancient Mesopotamia''. The Greenwood Press “Daily Life through History” Series. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, pg. 123.</ref> Gold, for privat

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Did multi-cultural societies become widely accepted in ancient history
...Figure 1. Pharaoh Den from the First Dynasty smiting his enemies from the "east."]] ===Early History===

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How did the Versailles Treaty lead to World War Two
...sponse to those terms would lead to the most destructive conflict in world history - World War Two. ...g a series of independent democracies across Eastern Europe and the Middle East, conflict raged for years, leading to opportunities for Hitler's Germany an

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Ancient Near and Middle East Study Guide
*How Did Nebuchadnezzar Impact Ancient Near Eastern History? *How Did Sargon of Akkad Influence Ancient Mesopotamian History?

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What Was the Importance of Pyramids in Ancient Egypt
...tion through which life emerged. <ref> Kuhrt, Amélie. The Ancient Near East: c. 3000-330 BC. (London: Routledge, 2010), p. 140</ref> ...sehoods perpetuated on television programs and other media. Early Egyptian history examination reveals an evident progression that began with small burial mou

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Why did museums develop
...e think of museums as areas that display the past, our culture, or natural history of our world. This certainly has developed to be the modern norm; however, ...past that connected Babylonian civilization to the past, showing its long history, and bringing objects of the gods back to the world. The uncovered objects

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Why did the United States and Soviet Union Reach Detente During the Cold War
...ruction on the infamous Berlin Wall in 1961 to prevent people from leaving East Berlin. There were successive crises over Taiwan and the straits. The large ...not to run for re-election. <ref>Gaddis, John Lewis, ''The Cold War: a New History.''' New York: Penguin Books, 2006. pgs. 79-80.</ref>

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Did Midas Really Have the Golden Touch
...a one of the most powerful and wealthy kingdoms in the early Iron Age Near East. King Midas may not have had a literal golden touch, but his successful rul ...link, M. “The Native Kingdom of Anatolia.” In The Cambridge Ancient History. Edited by John Boardman, I.E.S. Edwards, N.GL. Hammond, E. Sollberger,

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Why did the United States Gain the Upper Hand Against the Soviet Union at the End of the Cold War
...tion efforts and soon brought new oil on the market. The war in the Middle East also forced major oil producers to begin a price race to the bottom. In 198 ...with the West. <ref>Gaddis, John Lewis. ''We now know: rethinking Cold War history.'' Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997. Pages 45-49.</ref>

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Why did Germany lose the Battle of Stalingrad
...ather to their advantage. The Soviets stationed considerable forces in the east to defend Siberia from a Japanese invasion. Staling withdrew these troops a ...y could occupy the oil fields, then his army could advance into the Middle East. <ref>Antil, p. 115</ref>

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Why Were the Philistines and Israelites Enemies
...eir influence in the region until they collided with the Israelites in the middle of the eleventh century BC. The two peoples then fought a series of wars th ...ful enough that they began to expand their influence from the coast to the east and north, which encroached on Israelite territory. <ref> Dothan and Dothan

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How Did the Bed Develop as Household Furniture
...n today what represents a bed differs greatly from culture to culture. The history of the bed, like most furniture, has been shaped by its complex development ==Early History==

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How did American football develop
...While we tend to think of it as a uniquely American sport, its origin and history demonstrate that it is an evolution of sports that have been played since a ...Greco-Roman games, see: Nardo, Don. 1999. Greek and Roman Sport. World History Series. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books.</ref> We do not know the exact rul

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Why did the Gallipoli Landings fail in WWI
...ad invaded Prussia from the Baltic States. Two huge armies poured into the east of Prussia. ...casualty figures. The Ottoman Empire was the dominant power in the Middle East, but it had been virtually pushed out of the Balkans and was widely seen as

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What Are the Origins of the Kingdom of Hungary
...Hungary played an extremely important role in the development of European history and geopolitics. During the Medieval Period, Hungary served as an important ...sin and established a dynasty as they wrought destruction to both West and East Europe. Eventually, though, the Magyars became sedentary, accepted the cult

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How did modern boxing emerge
...odriguez, Robert G., and George Kimball. 2009. The Regulation of Boxing: A History and Comparative Analysis of Policies among American States. Jefferson, N.C: ...the rise of boxing in Europe, see: Boddy, Kasia. 2009. Boxing: A Cultural History. First paperback pr. London: Reaktion.</ref> In particular, swords became l

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How Did the 1967 War Shape the Middle East
...conflict. Specifically, political legitimacy, the occupied territories and Middle Eastern identity experienced vast transformations. Those transformations, i ...lyh0c-20&linkId=a348102b182443dc162caeeffedfb623 The Modern Middle East: A History] (Oxford University Press, 2008), 273</ref>

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Why did the Germans win the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914
...ies, number over three-quarters of a million men, began their advance into East Prussia, part of the German Reich. The Russian Tsar had previously agreed ...man High Command under Von Moltke the younger order the 8th army to defend East Prussia from any Russian attack.<ref>Hastings, p. 282</ref> However, the Ge

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How Did Slavery Develop
...as been used as a form of punishment or to deal with prisoners of war. The history of this institution has, however, evolved over the millennia. ...he origins of slavery, see: Heuman, G. J. (Ed.). (2012). The Routledge History of Slavery (1. publ. in paperback). London: Routledge.</ref>. Initially

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How Did Hospitals Emerge
...|left|250px|Figure 1. Example drawing of the nervous system made by Middle East medical practitioners. ]] ...nce of hospitals is not only ancient but it also evolved through a complex history. Hospitals were seen as a way to address healthcare in increasingly urban s

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The Red River War, 1874-1875: What Were the Events that Led to the Uprising
...ed in 1868, which increased the rate of the transportation of goods to the East and migrant settlers to the West. *[[Gilded Age/Progressive Era History Top Ten Booklist]]

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How did universities develop
...op economic success, where universities play a critical role. However, the history of universities was very different, and these institutions were first relat ...Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions, and Discoveries of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Groundbreaking Scientific Experiments, Inventions

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How did Public Sanitation Develop
==Early History of Sanitation== ...king clay pipes could safely transport waste. By the Neolithic in the Near East in the 7th and 6th millennia, vertical shafts were used for waste disposal

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What was the influence of Emperor Frederick II on the Italian Renaissance
...any and all of Southern Italy. He was one of the most powerful men in the Middle ages, and he attempted to change the political system of Medieval Europe. H ...the Kingdom of Jerusalem by Frederick II in 1225." Journal of Medieval History 41 #1 (2015): 41-59</ref>

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How Did Roads Develop
...rew in wealth and importance throughout the 3rd millennium BCE in the Near East and Indus, both these regions likely developed city walls that could only b ...elation to royal roads, see: Briant, P. (2002). From Cyrus to Alexander: a history of the Persian Empire. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, pg. 364.</ref>

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How Did Honey Evolve in our Diet
...ore on the earliest history of honey, see: Crane, E. (1999). The world history of beekeeping and honey hunting. New York: Routledge.</ref> ...o beekeeping and records of use for honey, see: de Ruig, Ann. 2012. The History of Man's Use of Honey.Bloomington, Indiana.</ref>

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What Is the Historical Development of Bread
==Early History of Bread== ...s developed from pre-agricultural and agricultural societies in the Middle East, including in the Levant (Israel, Palestine, Syria), Turkey, Mesopotamia (I

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The Rabbi's Atheist Daughter: Interview with Bonnie S. Anderson
...ished by the [https://global.oup.com/academic/category/arts-and-humanities/history/?lang=en&cc=us Oxford University Press] is an effort re-illuminate the cont ...389&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=ae4748818883cd06daf0f4930762dd6b A History of Their Own: Women in Europe from Prehistory to the Present Volume 1] and

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How Did Black Pepper Spread in Popularity
...mummification process. It was likely also used in other parts of the Near East by the 3rd millennium BCE; however, plant remains of pepper are difficult t ...Berenike and the Ancient Maritime Spice Route. The California World History Library 18. Berkeley: University of California Press.</ref>

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How did bath houses become popular
...an history, private bath facilities were a rare commodity. Thus, it is the history of bath houses that is associated with social concepts of cleanliness and t ...or more on the development of bathing and bath houses in ancient Greek and east Mediterranean cultures, see: Lucore, S. K., & Trümper, M. (Eds.). (2013).

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How did Father's Day develop
====Early History==== ...ion of Joseph, both in European Catholic tradition, and that in the Middle East, such as through the Coptic and Orthodox churches, equated fatherhood with

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What Is the History of Ice Cream
...dy by the 2nd millennium BC, around 1800 BC, records from the ancient Near East state of Mari indicate ice was being collected for refreshment during the h ...ag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=5e4fd0680acd209879f3f29c98e8005f Ice Cream: A Global History]. London: Reaktion Books, pg. 19.</ref>

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What textiles were British women bringing with them to India
...e who moved to India were moving for a short term basis and worked for the East India Trading Company, colonial government, or the British army. With that ...omestic interior is that the image which is trying to be curated is one of middle-class British comfort while the object is a visual representation of the wo

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How did kitchens develop
==Early History== In early complex societies in the Near East, Egypt, and in the eastern Mediterranean, including Crete and Cyprus, many

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What Are the Origins of Ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom
...imperial aspirations were only a fraction of that in the New Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom was no less important. ...ring that Egypt would be among the longest enduring civilizations in human history.

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How Did Astronomy Fundamentally Change Human History
...he night sky. While this is true, astronomy has fundamentally shaped human history as it allowed the understanding of the seasons and seaborne navigation. Add ...development of mathematics and astronomy, see: Neugebauer, O. (1975). A history of ancient mathematical astronomy: in three parts. Berlin: Springer.</r

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How Did the Mongol Invasions Affect Global History
...many regions, several new developments fundamentally changed the course of history for Europe and Asia. Many of these impacts are not obvious, but the Mongols ...7&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=a2218224825a7bf4fd3130e88ffef546 The History of the Mongol Conquests]. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Pres

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How Were the Assyrians able to Conquer the Ancient Near East
The ancient Near East could be a brutal place and among the most efficiently brutal of all Near E ...north to Babylon in the south. <ref> Kuhrt, Amélie. The Ancient Near East: c. 3000-330 BC. Volume 1. (London: Routledge, 2010), p. 192</ref> The

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How Did Universal Religions Change the World
...period, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of East Asia transformed from polytheistic worshiping to believing in a single god ...universal philosophies first developed in limited regions around the Near East, where Iranian Zoroastrianism may have played an important, influential rol

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What was the impact of Augustus' victory over Mark Anthony and Cleopatra on Rome
...iven control of the west, including Rome, while Mark Anthony was given the east.<ref> Holland, p. 216</ref> The control of Rome was crucial for Augustus in ...16</ref> Anthony also increasingly acted like an independent ruler in the east and did not consult the Roman Senate or his supposed ally and partner Augus

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Could Another Alphabet Have Developed
...de networks across the Mediterranean and likely inland regions in the Near East.<ref>For more on Ugarit, see: Yon, Marguerite. 2006. The City of Ugarit ...ed at the time that promoted the more ancient scripts.<ref>For more on the history of the Late Bronze Age, see: Steel, Louise. 2013. Materiality and Consu

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What if the Battle of Qadisiyyah Had a Different Result
...eventually Persia, allowing the new Islamic Empire to emerge in the Middle East and, eventually, expand to other areas. ...wealth. However, by the early 7th century CE, major wars across the Middle East devastated much of the region and led to both these empires to deplete thei

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What was the impact of Attila the Hun on the Roman Empire
Attila the Hun is one of the most infamous conquerors and warriors in history. He ruled a large nomadic confederation known as the Huns. Attila either as ....<ref>Maenchen-Helfen, Otto J. The World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture (Berkeley, University of California Press, 1973), p. 113 </

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What if the Black Death Never Occurred
...ct on Asian cultures. It is one of the most devastating pandemics in human history and fundamentally changed the course of human events due to the high death ...lica. This revived caravan routes and economies from China to the Near East, where the khanates, or Mongol successor states, thrived.<ref>For more on t

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What Were the Financial Benefits of the Crusades
...place in the world by engaging in a series of religious wars in the Middle East, Spain, southern France, and the Baltic region. The strategic and tactical ...ant warriors were able to develop long-distance trade routes with the Near East, which led to the development of the Italian republics and helped spur the

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When did Western Medicine expand into Japan
...nctional interrelationships between the parts of the body.”<ref>Lock, East Asian Medicine in Urban Japan, 34.</ref> While Japanese physicians in t

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How Did the Mongol Invasions Change Population Genetics
...wars. The Mongol Invasions (1206–94) represent an important event in the history of population genetics because of the large, spatial extent of the invasion ...a and Europe were directly linked for the first time. <ref>For more on the history and background to the Mongol Empire and populations, see: Fitzhugh, Willia

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Was there an Ancient Suez Canal
...ges. The Silk Roads effectively moved goods, ideas, and people between the East and the West, but the trek through central Asia was extremely long, difficu ...by nearly 100 ships a day and is an extremely vital connection between the East and the West.

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What Was the Importance of Ziggurats in Ancient Mesopotamia
...nnium until the sixth century BC<ref> Kuhrt, Amélie. The Ancient Near East: so many different groups of people did c. 3000-330 BC. Volume 2. (Lond ...arthly homes. <ref> Mieroop, Marc van de. A History of the Ancient Near East: ca. 3000-323 BC. 2nd ed. (London: Blackwell, 2007), p. 182</ref>

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When did interracial marriage become legal in the United States
While laws against intermarriage in the East and South reflected the black-white binary, states in the west developed mu Most laws against intermarriage—or miscegenation laws—were passed in the middle of the 19th century and by the end of the Civil War, and by 1865 all wester

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How were human genetics shaped by early migrations from Africa
Early anatomically modern human evolved in Africa, possibly east Africa, at least 200,000 years ago. However, recent finds suggest this migh ...Ash from the Toba supereruption in Lake Malawi shows no volcanic winter in East Africa at 75 ka. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. [O

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What are the Origins of the Abolitionist Movement
...has been remembered as one of the great humanitarian initiatives in modern history. Occurring as it did in a world that was rent by the slaveholding republics ...ut of those movements came many of the first abolitionist organizations in history. The second factor has to do with political economy. Slaveholding republics

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How Did Howard Carter Discover Tutankhamun’s Tomb
Howard Carter was born to a middle class English family and grew up in the Kensington district of London. His

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How Did the Ancient City of Nineveh Fall
...ire, which at its height stretched from Egypt in the west to Persia in the east and included most of Anatolia, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula. ...yrians managed to create during their brutal reign of terror over the Near East. In the end, the Assyrians’ enemies saw Nineveh as a symbol of their over

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How did dogs develop into pets
...ogs became domesticated relatively early in complex human societies, their history as pets is generally less clear. ...to their domestication. One idea is that the Siberian, Eurasian, or Middle East grey wolf or their relatives, although not necessarily a direct ancestor of

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What Are the Origins of Egyptology
...de but are not limited to some of the following: archaeology, art history, history/chronology, and philology. Essentially, Egyptology is a modern study that c ...nd decipherment of the Rosetta Stone represented a watershed moment in the history of Egyptology, the march toward understanding the pharaohs began hundreds o

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How did cats become pets?
...rom their wild ancestor, we can understand their development in the Middle East and beyond more clearly than dogs. ==Domestication and Early History==

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Why Was Imhotep the Ancient World's Greatest Scientist
...engineer, doctor, and thinker named Imhotep who lived in Egypt during the middle of the third millennium BC. ...Malek, Jaromir. “The Old Kingdom (c. 2686-2125 BC).” In The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Edited by Ian Shaw. (Oxford: Oxford University Press,

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What saved Vienna from the Ottoman Turks in 1683
...have dominated Europe and changed not only European history but also world history. ...re that encompassed the Balkans, modern-day Turkey, and much of the Middle East. They had captured Byzantium in 1453 and ended the Byzantine Empire. Succes

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When were water fountains created
...2011) Ancient cities: the archaeology of urban life in the ancient Near East and Egypt, Greece, and Rome. 2nd ed. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, Routl The tradition of fountains in the Middle East never went away after the arrival of Islam in the early Medieval period. In

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When did taxation emerge
====Early History==== ...at first but later began to spread throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East. It became clear that currency did not have to be a direct transfer of valu

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How Did Cremation Emerge as a Death Ritual
...en more specific to given cultural groups. Semitic populations in the Near East, for instance, strictly avoided cremation, where their religious practice p ...eligion, place, and modernity: spatial articulations in Southeast Asia and East Asia. Social sciences in Asia VOLUME 40. Leiden, Brill.</ref>

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What was the impact of Ivan the Terrible on Russia
...e historical leader, who was one of the most important figures in Russia's history. ...recarious strategic position. Tartar Khanates bordered it to the south and east. To the west was the massive kingdom of Poland-Lithuania. However, the Stat

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How Did Enlightenment Ideas Influence Modern Economics
The Enlightenment was a period in world history that roughly corresponds with the eighteenth century, originating in the na Beginning in the Early Modern Period of world history, roughly during the early sixteenth century, corresponding with the Age of

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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 ...may have emerged.<ref>For more on Neolithic marriages in Europe and Middle East, see: Szecsenyi-Nagy, A., Brandt, G., Haak, W., Keerl, V., et al. (2015) Tr

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History of Empires Top Ten Book List
...e east, was often contrasted from the West. Empires in the Middle East and east Asia sustained themselves by using the strengths of ethnic and religious di 2. Kwarteng, K. (2015) War and gold: a five-hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt. Paperback ed. London, Bloomsbury. This

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Why Was the Ancient City of Palmyra So Important
...|250px|thumbnail|left|Map Showing Ancient Trade Routes with Palmyra in the Middle]]__NOTOC__ ...hat connected the Roman Empire in the west with the Parthian Empire in the east. More important than its location, though, was Palmyra’s culture that pla

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Are there Ancient Roots to Socialism
...societies, see: Turner, B.S. (1984) Capitalism and class in the Middle East: theories of social change and economic development. London, Heinemann ...ould more easily emerge.<ref>For more on the concepts of socialism and its history, see: Jeremy Jennings (2003) Socialism. Critical concepts in political

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What was the impact of the Babylonian War (311-309 BCE) on the Hellenistic World
...erful of all the successors. He came to dominate much of the modern Middle East, Turkey, and most of Greece. The other generals were fearful of the growing ...n Demetrius. Ptolemy wanted Seleucus to distract the Antigonus army in the east so that the Antagonids would not invade his Egyptian territories. The Babyl

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How Did Charlemagne's Economic Ideas Save Europe
...) is regarded by scholars and laypeople alike as the greatest Europeans in history. Today, both the French and Germans claim him as one of their earliest know ...ode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=e0459f2de47255b440690db378011ced The Oxford History of Medieval Europe]. Edited by George Holmes. (Oxford: Oxford Universit

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When were Spy Services in England Created?
Spying has existed since early historical societies in the Middle East, China, and southeast Europe. However, spy services are generally a later d ====Early History====

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How did the Muslim conquest change Spain
One of the greatest periods of Islamic history was that of Muslim Spain or Al-Andalus, known in Arabic. Muslim Spain was u ...e fully protected<ref> Bernard Lewis. History of the Middle East; a brief history of the last 2000 years (Touchstone Books, University of Michigan, 2008), p.

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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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Top Ten War Books that were turned into Movies
...cture is an adaptation of a work of history. Here is a list of the top ten history books, in no particular order that have inspired some of the most popular h ...ss accounts from those who took part in the largest amphibious landings in history. Ryan himself had been a war correspondent from 1940-1945. The book focuse

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What was the impact of the Balfour Declaration (1917) on the Middle East
...and important decisions in the early twentieth century. The modern Middle East and geopolitics have been influenced by this declaration. This short docume ...the issuance of the Declaration and then identify its impact on the Middle East. It will argue that the Declaration of 1917 was very important in the found

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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 ...here were Churches from China to Syria. Christianity had flourished in the East despite periodic persecutions from the Mongols and others.

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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>

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How Did Easter Become an Important Celebration
...cultural cycle. It is possible the goddess may connect to the ancient Near East, where the goddess Ishtar also had associations with fertility and was cele ...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

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What was the impact of the Battle of Carrhae (53BC) on Rome
...s one of the greatest and most decisive Roman defeats in its thousand year history. ...nd that for several decades the Parthians were a grave threat in the Roman East. The Roman defeat left a legacy of enmity between Rome and Parthia that led

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How did the battle of Manzikert (1071) change the Byzantine Empire
...cessor to the Roman Empire and ruled a large area in Europe and the Middle East. Byzantine played a major role in the Balkans and Russia, and it successful ...Crusades. The Battle of Manzikert is one of the most important in medieval history, and its repercussions can still be felt today.

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Why Were the Phoenicians Such Successful Merchants
...> Herm, Gerhard. The Phoenicians: The Purple Empire of the Ancient Near East. (New York: William Morrow and Company, 1975), p. 35</ref> The focal po ...or league. Byblos was the oldest of the cities, becoming prominent in the middle of the fourteenth century BC. It was a wealthy, walled city but was eclipse

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How did the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople 717-718, change world history
...d Arab siege) is regarded as one of the most important battles in European history. This was the most determined effort by the Caliphs to conquer the Byzantin ...302&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=82b3332950b0a9c88f488ff1ac4c672a A History of the Byzantine State and Society] (Stanford, Stanford University Pres

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How Did the Nubians Impact Ancient Egypt
...Period” – until Upper and Lower Egypt were united once more during the Middle Kingdom (ca. 1975-1640 BC). ...> Smith, p. 64</ref> Egypt was clearly the stronger state at that point in history and influenced Nubia much more culturally than the other way around. For in

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How Did the Ottoman Empire Become the Third Great Islamic Caliphate
...ed by a single autocratic ruler or caliph. Throughout early Islamic history many despots claimed the status of the caliph, but few of the early dynasti .... <ref> Donner, Fred M. “Muhammad and the Caliphate.” In The Oxford History of Islam. Edited by John L. Esposito. (Oxford: Oxford University Press,

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