Southeast Native American Indian Nations

LorettaKryzanski asks a question and states that she is in the 4th grade. She would like to know which of the many Native American Nations in the Southeast US are the largest. American Indigenous Peoples...

Thrace

Thrace is a historic region in southeastern Europe, comprising the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The region, which has had varying boundaries in different periods of history, is now divided among...

Korean War

At the close of World War II it was agreed that the Soviet Union would accept the surrender of Japanese troops in the northern part of Korea, and the United States, the surrender of those to the south. For...

The Urartu: Ancient People of the Armenian Plateau

Asia Minor, Anatolia, the Armenian Plateau Standing atop a long, rugged, windswept hill, resting gently over the borax-laden Lake Van, sets the crumbling ramparts of the Urartian capital city of Tushpa....

Knights Templar

Knights Templar were a military order of the time of the Crusades. It was founded in Palestine in 1119 by a group of French knights to protect pilgrims to the Holy Places. The name derives from the fact that...

Some Inventions

PAN-AFRICAN UNION

Pan- African Union--When we are tuned to the universal we shall have earned the right to call ourselves human beings and be worthy of our place in the concerts of nations.Amadou Hampate Ba --“We believe...

Kublai Khan

Kublai Khan, Mongol khan (ruler) and founder of the Mongol dynasty in China. Born in 1216. Also called Khubilai Khan or Kubla Khan, he was the son of Tului and the grandson of Genghis Khan. After Mangu, his...

Justinian I

Justinian I (full name Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus; commonly called Justinian the Great) Roman emperor of the East. Born of Gothic peasant parentage at Tauresium, Illyricum, in 483 A.D. Patronized by...

Kish

Kish was an ancient city and kingdom in Mesopotamia. It was situated about 50 miles (80 km) south of modern Baghdad, Iraq. Within walking distance of the site of ancient Babylon lies an extensive field of...