Native Americans first arrived in the Americas over ten thousand years ago by traveling over a land bridge from Asia. Many civilizations arose, but the three most dominant and advanced prior to...
Category: World History Reading Passages
The ancient Egyptians were a highly successful civilization. Their inventions are legendary! Some of the highlights are the great pyramids, mummification, surgical instruments, the calendar,...
Julius Caesar or Augustus Caesar: Who Was the Better Leader of the Roman Empire?
The first century BCE was a period of great transition in Ancient Rome. Julius Caesar advanced to the top militarily and politically, but the Roman Republic was the ultimate victim. After Julius was...
There are a few key ways in which early humans differed from other primates. One of the most important ways was in brain size. Early humans had skulls that were significantly larger than those of...
Napoleon Bonaparte became the leader of an extended French Empire. Napoleon is a model of a good leader, winning battle after battle. He continued the reforms of the French Revolution while helping...
Communist China attempted to quickly modernize in its early years with mixed results. The four modernizations focused on efforts to reform agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and...
