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We can think of history as a long chain of cause-and-effect. Even seemingly minor happenings can have lasting repercussions, leading to larger and more important events. Without knowing the dates...

The Greek goddess Athena was also called “Pallas Athena.”.\ She adopted the second name in honor of her friend, Pallas, whom she regretted killing in a heated argument. Athena (or “Minerva” to the...

Previous answers have addressed some specific aspects of the story itself, but I can add some tips for designing concept boards in general. A concept board (even a 3-D version, like the one in the...

It is easy to assume that long-ago events don’t have much of an impact on our lives today, or that they aren’t meaningful, unless affecting us personally, as the previous answer implies. However,...

Having never seen this painting before, I will first offer my own initial impressions, and then we’ll look up the artist and the history. Your own prior knowledge and experience can tell you a lot...

Henry VIII ruled England in the early sixteenth century. When he realized that his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, would never give him a male heir, he petitioned the Catholic Church for a...

The cultural achievements of the classical Greeks during the “Golden Age” are so numerous that they set many of the basic standards for Western civilization. Greece was divided into several...

The fall of the Roman Empire marked the beginning of the Middle Ages: a period of time known for widespread poverty, religious tyranny, and intellectual and technological stagnation that lasted for...

After nearly 200 years of British influence and rulership, India gained its independence in 1947. The “Mountbatten Plan” (named for the British Viceroy who signed it) divided India into two...

This whole epic tale spins around the idea of sacrifice. The theme is woven throughout the main plot, the crisscrossing sub-plots, and all the other mythology only hinted at in the tale. The gods...

Bartolome de las Casas, a Spanish Catholic priest, spent most of his life in the Americas. He was appalled at the treatment the American Indians received at the hands of the Europeans, who thought...