My anaconda don't want none unless you birth sons, hon.
Just yesterday, Katie and I were discussing how Elizabeth Gaskill ( Cranford , North & South , Wives & Daughters ) should be classified. Even though I knew she wrote in the mid 1800s, I figured she had to be Victorian because of the concern shared by the townspeople about the hairless cow,
We gave this test to 120 high school students and the highest score was 6/10. Can you raise the bar?
One of the greatest Wars of Independence ever fought in history was the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804), led by the ‘immortal’ black leader Toussaint Loverture, who became a General in the French military, and whose destiny it was to deliver the slaves and people of Saint Domingue, now Haiti. Before his tragic death in France as a result...
Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday had strong words for the United States and its allies over growing tension between Moscow and the West, a development he believes has put the world “on the brink of a new Cold War.”
The genome testing was the first of its kind on a Phoenician
My anaconda don't want none unless you birth sons, hon.
Don't believe everything you learned at school.
What is this? First off: This isn’t History 101 and there is no test. Secondly, our goal is to introduce you to female characters in history, factual or fictional via our podcast and shownotes. An introduction, an overview and a little push to explore and learn more on your own. The shownotes will give you […]
Simple Timeline of Human History: This simple timeline of human history was produced to coincide with my Primary School Prehistory (Stone Age to Iron Age) school workshop. This timeline briefly charts 300,000 years of human history. We start in Prehistory, including the age(s) of stone (there were at least three, depending on where in the world you are) and continue through the Bronze Age and Iron Age in to... History (when people started writing things down) with the Romans, Saxons & Vikings and so on... The timeline has a UK focus and contains a selection of key notes and dates along the way, plus visual summary of the proportion of human history for which, we have relied on stone tool technology (hint: more than 99%)! This timeline is based on an image which is 5174 x 7306 pixels and a density of 96dpi. It is printed on high quality A3 Canon matte photo paper (170 GSM).
The Battle of Penn Hill was fought in AD 665 between a British and an Anglo-Saxon coalition at Penn Hill in northern Dumnonia, the precise location of which is unknown. It resulted in a decisive British victory, and reversed the Saxon expansion westwards across Albion. Germanic migrants, mainly from the Angle, Saxon and Jutish tribes, began arriving on the east coast of Albion in the mid-5th century, during the chaos following the Roman withdrawal from the provinces of Britannia. They quickly pe
I had a ball drawing this one. Full entry here. Patreon here. Book here. Art notes after the cut. Art Notes Most depictions have Agnes’s hair in little cages to the side — but as I did that with...
This "Histomap," created by John B. Sparks, was first printed by Rand McNally in 1931.
Help your children to discover this fascinating period of History with our Victorians Pack! It includes a HUGE eBook that can be used for shared reading and independent research, along with a bumper collection of teaching, activity and classroom display resources.
The English Reformation occurred following Henry VIII’s desire to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon. Click for more facts & worksheets.
China is an ancient country and one of the world's oldest civilizations. Many cultures flourished in the region during the Neolithic and bronze age. Know the history of China, supported with infographic
The first Japanese woman to go to college didn't have a choice. But the experience changed her - and she changed Japan in return.
Le règne de Louis XIV (23 mars) La professeure d'histoire-géographie Raphaëlle Fauvette revient sur le règne de Louis XIV et nous explique comment il est devenu le Roi-Soleil. Louis XIV est le fils de Louis XIII et d'Anne d'Autriche. Le roi et la reine...
Born without arms or legs, this artist learned to write, sew, and paint with her mouth - and came to work for kings and queens.
You need to get at least 7/10 correctly in order to pass this test.
The perfect study tool for students in a World History course or for any history buff's collection. A timeline covering the utmost critical points, events, figures, cultural migrations and destructions that led to the formation of the world of today. Part 2 of a series, this guide covers the foundations of European empires through the modern multipolar world.
One of the most powerful women in Zulu history, this cursed princess did what was necessary to protect the realm.
When her husband was killed by conquistadors, this native Chilean showed the Spanish what "fight like a woman" really means.
As the popular saying goes, “Money makes the world go round.” As long as there are products to consume, a monetary system will be needed to enable the trade of these goods. Taking a glimpse into our ancestors’ methods provides us with an ...
This "most dangerous of all spies" staged daring mountaintop escapes, prison breaks, and railway bombings -- all on her trusty wooden leg, codenamed "Cuthbert."
It is the best way, hands down, to immediately increase the number of relevant records you discover about your ancestors.
Students created interactive PowerPoints of the four main levels of society in feudal Medieval Europe--similar to the ones they created for feudal Japan. Each picture on the pyramid links to a slide where that figure in society gives a first person account of his/her role, including job, description, thoughts/feelings, etc. The last slide is a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the Japanese samurai and European knight. Enjoy a student example below: Below are more examples of pyramids showing hierarchy: Here are examples of pyramids showing hierarchy of other civilizations, including America:
Everyone has heard about the atrocities committed by Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who conducted grotesque and inhumane medical experiments on humans.
Maps crated by reddit user generalscruff The 12 maps above are a tongue-in-cheek look at the various ways the UK is divided besides Brexit or how to pronounce scone. And before anyone complains, they are meant to be humorous and should not be taken too seriously. You can see each map in more...
From 5,500BC to how you commute to work today.
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Step right up to the most famous wall on Earth! Spanning nearly four thousand miles, the Great Wall of China is one of the oldest wonders of the world.
