History Of United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom was made by merging together the historical kingdoms of Ireland, Scotland, and England. These three kingdoms were united by ‘Union of Crowns’ in year 1603.
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However, even after the merger, independent political institutions were retained by each kingdom. This historic unification happened due to many successive political events that took place between the seventeenth and the nineteenth centuries. The event that immediately preceded it was the relocation of the Edinburgh court of the King of Scots, James VI, to London.More...
History Of Africa
 Africa is perhaps one of the oldest continents with rich and diverse landscapes. This is where perhaps humanity started and spread. Some of the oldest civilizations were formed in the African continents. Africa has a long history that dates to thousands of years. The indigenous tribes had a rich culture and tradition and there were several of them. However, not many of them are left today as Africa has been through severe colonization by various countries.More...
Central America History
Several historians believe that the Central Americans were people from Asia who could have migrated to the land 20,000 years ago. At that time the Berring Straits from Russia to Alaska was frozen. Some other historians believed that the seafarers crossed the ocean into California. Christopher Columbus arrived in Central America in 1502.More...
New Zealand Education History
New Zealand is a culturally and geographically diverse place. It is rich in natural resources and mineral wealth. However, the country started getting modernized only after the British colonized the land which was after the mid 18th century.More...
History Of Eastern Europe
Europe can be divided into East and West Europe because of their cultural influences and diversity. The western territories of Europe widely accepted Latin languages and the Eastern territories were too far apart. The Roman Empire and the Hellenistic civilization had a great impact on this division.More...
History Of Social Work In The Caribbean
Caribbean has several social workers who have a large mount of work to do there. Mainly social workers are needed in the school system to manage hundreds of kids. Social workers are known to take large work loads. Caribbean islands have had a long history of slavery. Even today slavery exists and also human trafficking takes place. The island had ignored education for the children especially in places like Jamaica and Haiti.More...
Southeast Asia History
The history of Southeast Asia can be classified into regional influences and foreign influences. Actually there is no part of Asia that has not come under colonization. Also there are several countries within Southeast Asia, and each country has been influenced by the other. For example, the Malay empire was severely influenced by the Sri Vijaya Empire of India. And, the Malacca civilization influenced Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The Burmese and Thai people were influenced by the Indo-China region.More...
History Of Islam In Asia
The Muslims first occupied Arabia in about 150,000 BC which were called the Old Stone Age. People at this time were mainly hunters. The first sign of civilization occurred in 2000 BC when some of the Semitic speaking people moved into the Arabian land. They could have come from north of Arabia. Their main occupation was as shepherd and goatherds and they moved around like nomads.More...
History Of The Modern Middle East
Modern Middle East is mainly ruled by the Muslims and it has been through several changes and also a lot of political strife. The history of modern Middle East can be counted from the 19th century. By the beginning of 19th century, several westerners saw that Middle East was a major region of conflict, and also there was severe backwardness.More...
South Asia History
South Asia is a diverse land with several different cultures in one part of the world. The Indian subcontinent forms the major part of South Asia along with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives. Among all these countries, Maldives and Sri Lanka are the smallest. Nepal and Bhutan are also the modern countries of South Asia.More...
Significance Of Warfare And Diplomacy In World History
Diplomacy is way of resolving conflicts and it depends on reciprocity to a certain extent. However, the principle of reciprocity may contribute to the resolution or aggravation of a conflict. When diplomacy fails, warfare takes precedence. Some examples of diplomatic norms and notions are precedence, constructive ambiguity and diplomatic recognition.More...
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Aztec Indian Impact On World History