Early humans had dark skin. Dark skin developed to protect mostly hairless humans from the powerful rays of the sun. Nonetheless, the sun also is important not only to keep us warm but...
Category: World History Reading Passages
A major worldwide battle was fought over communism from the second half of the 19th Century until the end of the Cold War. A few countries such as China even today are still officially...
A monotheistic religion is the belief in one god. There are three major monotheistic religions; Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. The three religions are alike...
The end of wars often leads to new difficulties when handling the ensuing peace. At times, there is a risk of even more war. As I write this (9/21), this is quite apparent in...
Economic Changes in China from Mao Zedong to Deng Ziaoping, the Evolution of Communist China
The first fifty years of the history of Communist China were dominated by two leaders, Mao Zedong, and Deng Xiaoping. Both were leaders during the birth of communism in China. Yet they...
Belief systems are the stories we tell ourselves to define our personal sense of reality. Religion is a type of belief system concerning the nature of the universe. Religion also...