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…5th Century: The Rhine and the Danube rivers formed a northern boundary of the empire. In earlier times, they had stationed soldiers on both sides of the rivers and built walls. Gradually, the power of the Roman Empire began to decline and the Roman…

…The greatest cities, the greatest empires, the greatest dictators, and the greatest example of conquest and administration in the history of civilization. More land than the united states, 3 million square miles acquired in 500 years and held…

…During the early parts of the sixteenth century, as the Spanish conquistadors prepared themselves to drop anchor amid the shores of the "New World," a myriad different circumstances were beginning to unfold that would allow this small group of ambitious…

…effectual, and cultivation was greatly improved by such aides as the ox-drawn plow fitted with an iron-tipped point. In Mesopotamia a funnel-like figure was attached to the plow to help in seeding, and other early forms of seed drills were used in China (What…

…a totalitarian regime. In order to understand Ho Chi Min, a closer look must be placed on his beginnings and how the war with France set the stage for his legendary move to presidency of Vietnam. Accuracy about Ho's early life waivers back and forth due to varied…

…Communist leader of the 20th century and the principal founder of the People's Republic of China. II. Early Life Mao was born December 26, 1893, into a peasant family in the village of Shaoshan, Human province. His father was a strict disciplinarian and Mao…

…. The beginning of the Early Middle Ages, after the Fall of Rome in 476 AD and the period known as the Dark Ages, the reorganization of the empire brought a desire for faith and religion, primarily Christianity. This trend of Christian importance was apparent until…

…, guided by Marx's works, seized the power from the Russian provisional government after the collapse of the Imperial monarchy. They instituted the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a huge socialist empire in the early twentieth century. The doctrine…

…who were coerced into sexual slavery. Between 1932 and 1945, approximately 200,000 women were forced into prostitution. The women came from China, Philippines, Taiwan, Burma, Indonesia, Japan and Korea. They were recruited through deceit or by force…

…as early a 431 BC when it participated in the Peloponnesian on the side of Sparta. It was founded in 667 BC by the Greeks who afterwards were conquered by the Romans in 196 AD after a siege and declared by Constantine I the Great the capital of the Roman Empire…