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How the British Divided Up the Arab WorldThe development of the modern nation states throughout the Arab world is a fascinating and heartbreaking process. 100 years ago, most Arabs were part of the…Continue
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AN AMERICAN CREATION STORYby Akim ReinhardtThere is scientific evidence indicating that Asiatic peoples migrated…Continue
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Tatev Monastery - Tatev, ArmeniaThe Tatev monastery once played a notable role in the advancement of medieval Armenian culture when it housed the University of Tatev in the 14th and 15th…Continue
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THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE RISE OF ISLAMTom Holland in The Guardian:Whenever modern civilisations…Continue
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This #map shows the land classification across #Africa 7,000 years ago. The Sahara desert was suitable for farming back then! Wow! Source: https://buff.ly/2w962VX
That looks ghastly and very boring - the house on the left, I mean.
When you live in a country with a long history as Britain's we can get blasé about our heritage that certainly happened after WWII when we needed to rebuild the houses lost due to bombing. Here's an example in Southampton were the local council placed a modern block of flats next to a medieval merchants house without any effort to have it blend in.
Looks well cared for.
This house in France was built in 1509
Terrible legacy.
Details of horrific first voyages in transatlantic slave trade revealed
Almost completely ignored by the modern world, this month marks the 500th anniversary of one of history’s most tragic and significant events – the birth of the Africa to America transatlantic slave trade. New discoveries are now revealing the details of the trade’s first horrific voyages.
The royal document which launched the Africa to Americas transatlantic slave trade exactly 500 years ago. Issued by the Spanish King, Charles I, its horrific consequences lasted for 350 years (Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Government of Spain/Archivo General de Indias)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/transatlantic-sla...
Cool #history #map shows the world (well, the Eastern hemisphere) 2000-odd years ago at the birth of Christ. Source: https://buff.ly/2w7WmKL
The country of Turkey and it's adoption of the Latin alphabet after WWI really intrigued me. Why would a country make the majority of its people illiterate overnight?
Atatürk's Reforms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atatürk%27s_Reforms#New_alphabet
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