Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia - History
HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book 1 was a double-disc album by Michael Jackson released in 1995. The first disc (HIStory Begins) w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia - History
History is a term that refers to information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia Ii - History - The Lessons Of History
In addition to being an interesting topic of study in its own right, historians often claim that the study of history teaches valuable le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Serbia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Serbia - History
See also The Serbia Series: See also: List of Serbian monarchs, History of Yugoslavia, History of Serbia and Montenegro History of Serbi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Pi: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Pi - History
The symbol "π" for Archimedes' constant was first introduced in 1706 by William Jones when he published A New Introduction to Mathematic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astrology: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astrology - History
History of astrology - Western astrology's Babylonian origins. The history of western astrology can now be traced back to ancient Babyl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Montenegro: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Montenegro - History
The Serb tribes organized into a semi-independent dukedom of Duklja by the 10th century. In 1077, Pope Gregory VII recognized Duklja as a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Violin: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Violin - History
History of the violin - Beginnings and Golden Age. The violin first emerged in northern Italy in the early 16th century. While no instr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Serbia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Serbia - History
See also The Serbia Series: See also: List of Serbian monarchs, History of Yugoslavia, History of Serbia and Montenegro History of Serbi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Serbia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Serbia - History
See also The Serbia Series: See also: List of Serbian monarchs, History of Yugoslavia, History of Serbia and Montenegro History of Serbi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In The Netherlands: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In The Netherlands - History
History of the Jews in the Netherlands - Early History. Jews seem not to have lived in the province of Holland before 1593; but a few r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jin Korean History: Encyclopedia Ii - Jin Korean History - History
Gojoseon, Jin Proto-Three Kingdoms:  Buyeo, Okjeo, Dongye  Samhan, Gaya Three Kingdoms:  Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla Unified S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative History: Encyclopedia - Alternative History
Alternative history or alternate history develops out of historiography to identify historical points of view that have been ignored, ove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virtual History: Encyclopedia - Virtual History
Virtual history, also referred to as counterfactual history, is a form of history which attempts to answer "what if" questions. It seeks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yemen: Encyclopedia - History Of Yemen
History of Yemen. History of Yemen - Ancient history. Yemen was one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East. Its relative...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Religions - History Of Monotheism
History of religions - Indian religions family. History of Hinduism History of Buddhism History of religions - History of the Faiths...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yemen: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yemen - Ancient History
Yemen was one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East. Its relatively fertile land and adequate rainfall in a moister clim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of History: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of History - Motive Engine Of History
The central contention of historical materialism is that history exhibits progress, not of a linear sort but cumulative nonetheless, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Religions - History Of Polytheistic Paganism
History of religions - Ancient Paganism. Pharaonic religion Greek religion Roman religion History of religions - Modern Polytheism. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yemen: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yemen - Medieval History
Islam came to Yemen around 630, during Muhammad's lifetime. Following the conversion of the Persian governor Badhan, many of the sheikhs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of History: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of History - History And Education
One common contention among philosophers is that current historical methods are regional, subjective and selective. A better method would...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philosophy Of History: Encyclopedia Ii - Philosophy Of History - History Is Written By The Victors
It is often argued that the victors use their political dominance to suppress their defeated enemies' version of historical events in fav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Local History: Encyclopedia Ii - Local History - Researching Local History
Local history research, like that of family history, is accessible to people without prior historical training or experience. This is bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quantitative History: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantitative History - Cyclical Theories Of History
Early theories of historical change were cyclical. This concept can be found among Greek and Roman historians of the classical era, such ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quantitative History: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantitative History - Chaotic Theory Of History
The chaotic concept of history is characteristic of contemporary historians. This view is exemplified by Geyl's assertion that there is a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sport: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sport - Minority Histories
History of sport - Women. For many years, few women competed in sports; it was often frowned upon by society. At least in the United St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quantitative History: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantitative History - The Spiral Model Of History
The prototypes of historical theories are the chaotic, cyclical, and linear theories of historical change. These basic forms exist in man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quantitative History: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantitative History - Methods Of Quantitative History
Methods of quantitative history are those of statistics, reinforced by computer algorithms for data analysis and visualization. A landmar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative History Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative History Fiction - History Of Alternate History Fiction
Alternative history fiction - Antiquity. The earliest example of alternative history appears to be Book IX, sections 17-19, of Livy's H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sport: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sport - Pre-history
Some discoveries sources date from over 30,000 years ago, as established by carbon dating. These modern discoveries are from France, Afri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sport: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sport - Modern History
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Encyclopedia - History Of Astronomy: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astronomy - Ancient History
Early cultures identifed celestial objects with gods and spirits. They related these objects (and their movements) to phenomena such as r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Nepal: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Nepal - Modern History
History of Nepal - Toponymy. The toponym "Nepal" may derive from the Sanskrit nipalaya, which means "at the foot of the mountains" or "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Nottinghamshire: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Nottinghamshire - Political History
Until 1568 Nottinghamshire was united with Derbyshire under one sheriff, the courts and tourns being held at Nottingham until the reign o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astronomy: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astronomy - Mesopotamia
History of astronomy - Sumer. History of astronomy - Chaldea Babylonia. ... See also:History of astronomy, History of astronomy - A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient History: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient History - The Study Of Ancient History
The fundamental difficulty of studying ancient history is the fact that only a fraction of it has been documented, and only a fraction of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Japan - Japanese Pre-history
History of Japan - Paleolithic. Main article: Japanese Paleolithic The Japanese Paleolithic covers a period from around 500,000 BCE, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Early History
History of the Balkans - Chalcolithic civilization. Early cultures of the Balkans were predominantly agricultural. Archaeologists have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bedfordshire: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bedfordshire - Political History
The Saxon invaders were naturally attracted to Bedfordshire by its abundant water supply and suitability for agriculture, but the remains...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Early History
History of the Balkans - Chalcolithic cultures. Early cultures of the Balkans were predominantly agricultural. Archaeologists have iden...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Balkans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Balkans - Early History
History of the Balkans - Chalcolithic civilization. Early cultures of the Balkans were predominantly agricultural. Archaeologists have ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Religions - Introduction
The nineteenth century saw a dramatic increase in knowledge about other cultures and religions, and also the establishment of economic an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Umbrella: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Umbrella - Ancient History
The umbrella is derived from the parasol, which was first used as a protection against the scorching heat of the sun. The parasol or umbr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Moldova: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Moldova - Medieval History
The greatest Moldavian prince was Ştefan cel Mare, or Stefan the Great (ruled 1457-1504). With his army of boyars and retainers, Stefan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cyprus: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cyprus - Modern History
History of Cyprus - Overview. Following the Ottoman Empires defeat in World War I, Cyprus was annexed by Britain in 1925 and made a cro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Theater: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Theater - Western Theatre History
History of theater - Ancient Greek theatre. Main article: Ancient Greek theatre The earliest days of western theater remain obscure, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Theater: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Theater - Asian Theater History
Theater began in Asia during a period of 1000 years, roughly from 350 to 1330 A.D., a time when there was little theater in Europe. The c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Coventry: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Coventry - Early History
Coventry is traditionally believed to have been established in the year 1043 with the founding of a Benedictine Abbey by Leofric, Earl of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Iran: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Iran - Ancient History
The ancient nation of Iran was historically known to the West as Persia until March 21, 1935. The name was used in the West due to the an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - Earliest History
Ethiopia has seen human habitation for longer than almost anywhere else in the world, with modern homo sapiens perhaps evolving there. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - Modern History
In 1930, after the empress died, Ras Tafari Makonnen, adopting the throne name Haile Selassie, was crowned emperor. His reign was interru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ohio - Industrialization
History of Ohio - Natural resources. ... See also:History of Ohio, History of Ohio - Early history, History of Ohio - Mound builders,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intellectual History: Encyclopedia Ii - Intellectual History - Western Intellectual History
The social/intellectual context in the writings of western European history includes: The Enlightenment - human rights, new science, demo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Somalia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Somalia - Early History
The original settlers of the Somali region were ethnic Cushites from the fertile lakes of southern Ethiopia. This group is sub-divided in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Somalia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Somalia - Recent History
The various Somali militias have developed into security agencies for hire. Due to that development security has much improved and an eco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Somalia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Somalia - History In Years
east),(unoccupied until May 1893). 16 Mar 1905 :Italian Somalia (Italian Somaliland) colony (in the northeast and in the south). ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ohio: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ohio - Early History
History of Ohio - Mound builders. Image:AISerpent.jpg Ohio, the region north of the Ohio River and south of the Great Lakes, was origin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tanzania: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tanzania - Early History
Northern Tanganyika's famed Olduvai Gorge has provided rich evidence of the area's prehistory, including fossil remains of some of humani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Athens: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Athens - Early History
The Acropolis of Athens was inhabited from Neolithic times. By 1400 BC Athens had become a powerful centre of the Mycenaean civilization....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Skiing: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Skiing - Modern History Of Skiing
Pioneer Sondre Norheim, from Morgedal in Telemark, has often been given the honour as the father of modern skiing, inventing the equipmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Derry: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Derry - Early History
In the 6th century a Christian monastery was founded on the hill of Derry to the east of the River Foyle. The site was allegedly granted ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Warwickshire: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Warwickshire - Ancient History
The Warwickshire area has almost certainly been inhabited since Prehistoric times. Remains of barrows and stone tools and axes have been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family History: Encyclopedia Ii - Family History - The Single Family History
In the narrower sense of the term, a family history is a biography of a single family over several generations, based on a tested genealo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Theater: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Theater - Western Theatre History
History of theater - Ancient Greek theatre. Main article: Ancient Greek theatre The earliest days of western theater remain obscure, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Environmental History: Encyclopedia Ii - Environmental History - History Of Field
Applying human innovations for the purpose of altering human attitudes on the environment could be said to have begun with Ralph Waldo Em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Thailand: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Thailand - Early History
The earliest major archaeological site in Thailand is Ban Chiang; dating of artefacts from this site is controversial, but there is a con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Japan - Periodization
One commonly accepted periodization of Japanese History: ... See also:History of Japan, History of Japan - Japanese Pre-History, Histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Nepal: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Nepal - Ancient History
Main article: Licchavi Between about 400 and 750 AD, Nepal's present capital Kathmandu was ruled by the Licchavi kingdom. Archaeological ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Tatarstan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Tatarstan - Pre-history
Human habitation in Tatarstan dates back to the Palaeolithic period. Remains of several cultures of the Stone and Bronze Ages have been d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Big History: Encyclopedia Ii - Big History - What Is Big History?
Big History is looking at the past on all time scales, from the Big Bang to modernity, looking for common themes and patterns. It uses a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bucharest: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bucharest - Modern History
During the 18th century the possession of Bucharest was frequently disputed by the Turks, Austrians and Russians. In 1812 it gave its nam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Vermont: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Vermont - Colonial History
The first permanent British settlement was established in 1724 with the construction of Fort Dummer in Vermont's far southeast under the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Russia - Early History
History of Russia - Early East Slavs. Main article: Early East Slavs The ancestors of the Russians were the Slavic tribes, whose origin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Rwanda: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Rwanda - Early History
The earliest confirmed inhabitants of the region now known as Rwanda were the pygmy Twa, a group now accounting for only about one percen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History - Military History By Region
Military history - Classified by region and era. Britain during World War 2 Egypt during World War 2 Italy during World War 2 ... S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Pederasty
Many cultures normalized or promoted adult males and male youths, usually teenagers, entering into pedagogic friendships or love affairs ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Zoosexuality
Prior to and outside the influence of the major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), sex with animals (also known as zooph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Prostitution
Main article: Prostitution Prostitutes are individuals who sell the use of their body to others for sexual gratification. Prostitution ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Abortion
Main article: Abortion Abortion is an ancient means of ending a pregnancy, practiced since antiquity. Its legality has varied from countr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Pederasty
Many cultures normalized or promoted adult males and male teenagers entering into relationships that also had a sexual dimension. Typical...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Bicycle: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Bicycle - Earliest History
The ICHC no longer distinguishes between a "first true" bicycle with pedals and any precursors. It traces the origins of the bicycle to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Isan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Isan - Communism
In the latter half of the 20th century, Isan was perceived by the Thai government as a potential breeding ground for Communism. The regio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Zoosexuality
Prior to and outside the influence of the major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), sex with animals (also known as zooph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Prostitution
Main article: Prostitution Prostitutes are individuals who sell the use of their body to others for sexual gratification. Prostitution ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sex: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sex - Abortion
Main article: Abortion Abortion is an ancient means of ending a pregnancy, practiced since antiquity. Its legality has varied from countr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Finland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Finland - Pre-history
The archaeological evidence of the Paleolithic, pre-Ice Age settlement in Finland is a debated issue. After the Ice Age, the archaeologic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Finland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Finland - Recent History
At the beginning of the 1990s the Finnish economy fell into severe depression. The depression was caused by an overheated economy after l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Uzbekistan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Uzbekistan - Early History
Territory of Uzbekistan was populated in the II millennium BC. There are findings of early human’s tools and monuments in Ferghana, Tas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Lebanon: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Lebanon - Ancient History Of Lebanon
See also: Phoenicia Lebanon is the historic home of the Phoenicians, Semitic traders whose maritime culture flourished there for more tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Russia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Russia - Muscovy
Main article: Muscovy History of Russia - The rise of Moscow. Daniil Aleksandrovich, the youngest son of Nevski, founded the principali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Isan: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Isan - Siam
This new power vacuum was filled by the Siamese kingdom, established in Bangkok following the fall of Ayutthaya to the Burmese. Isan and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Brittany: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Brittany - Neolithic
The westernmost extensions of the Villeneuve-Saint-Germain culture, based on a linearbandkeramic tradition are found in eastern Brittany ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Creationism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Creationism - Early History
Biblical Creationism stems from the ancient Hebrew text of Genesis (see creation according to Genesis), purporting it to be a historical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Eritrea: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Eritrea - Early History
Central areas of Eritrea and most tribes in today's northern Ethiopia share a common background in the kingdom of Axum of the first mille...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Goa: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Goa - Ancient History
Mahabharata refers to Goa as Goparashtra, ‘a nation of cowherds or of nomadic tribes’. Par­shuram, the Hindu god, according to legen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Astronomy: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Astronomy - Mesoamerica
History of astronomy - Maya civilization. The Maya calculated the solar year to somewhat greater accuracy than the Gregorian calendar. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia Ii - History - History And Prehistory
Traditionally the study of history was limited to the written word. However with the rise of academic professionalism and the creation of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia Ii - History - History And Prehistory
Traditionally the study of history was limited to the written word. However with the rise of academic professionalism and the creation of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia Ii - History - Historical Records
Historians obtain information about the past from various kinds of sources, including written or printed records, coins or other artifact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History: Encyclopedia Ii - History - Historiography
See full article: Historiography Historiography is the study and analysis of history through a belief system or philosophy. Although ther...   » Read the article