The Great Wall is the best known structure that the ancient Chinese built. But the ancient Chinese were also great inventors. Learn how the ancient Chinese struggled through periods of cruel leadershi
The next time you visit a theater to see a play or take part in a vote, you can thank the ancient Greeks. They invented both! The ancient Greeks also invented political speeches, fables, and more. Lea
What has given the Jewish people their resilience, their power of survival, and their ability to adapt to radically new conditions without losing their identity? What combination of religious faith, s
Is the country that produced The Book of Kells the same one that built Georgian Dublin or gave birth to the poetry of Yeats? All too often the great periods of Irish achievement have been presented as
Ancient Rome's skilled army was its claim to fame. But a skilled army wasn't the only thing that made Ancient Rome a superpower. Ancient Roman's also made many advances in architecture
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