AvatarPeter WangStoryboardThe unstoppable rise of the Mongol empireAvatarCurated byHistory SkillsThe Mongols were a culture of horse warriors that originated in the region of modern Mongolia and controlled a large empire from AD 1206, when Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes, to 1368, when the Yuan Dynasty was overthrown in China. The most famous Mongol leader was Genghis Khan. However, the Mongol culture was a militaristic one. While this led them to rapid success on the battlefield, it also caused long-term problems with internal conflicts over power...
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoAlexander the Great | Achievementsbritannica.comAlexander the Great was one of the greatest military strategists and leaders in world history. He was also ruthless, dictatorial, and ambitious to …
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoJurassic Park Is Real, Ancient Creature Found Preserved In Amber Almost 100 Million Years Old | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOTgiantfreakinrobot.com - Brian MyersScientists at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently published a paper claiming …
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFerdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around the Worldthecollector.com - Francisco PerpuliThe Age of Exploration saw the achievement of incredible feats with the voyages of European expeditions. Perhaps the most famous of them all is the …
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 Fascinating Maps that Show Our Evolving Understanding of the Worldthecollector.com - Francisco PerpuliCartography has been an incredibly useful area of knowledge that has continuously transformed our complete appreciation of our surroundings and the …
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoParacelsus in the Ottoman Empire: Adoption or Adaptation?thecollector.com - Oana StanParacelsus is one of the most consequential figures in the history of science due to his innovation in iatrochemistry, which consisted of combining …
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRoman helmet looked like a ‘rusty bucket’ when it was found in UK. Now, it’s restoredsunherald.com - By Brendan RasciusTwo decades ago, a group of amateur archaeologists unearthed a large metal object from a hillside in the English midlands. The unassuming brown clump …
AvatarPeter WangAvatarAvatarRemains of an ancient dinner still sit in a Bronze Age village 2,850 years laterverified_publisherCNNCNN — Every ancient object has a story to tell. When researchers dust off an item during an excavation, a new window opens into the past. Each recovered piece is a little clue that often leads to a bigger enigma that begs to be solved. For example, construction workers recently unearthed a nearly …
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHarvard Researcher Says That 536 A.D. Was History’s Worst Year — Here’s Whyallthatsinteresting.com - Bernadette DeronIf you think this year is bad, this research by Harvard archeologist Michael McCormick shows that things could be much worse on Earth.The post …
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhat Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Was Really Likegrunge.com - DB KellyThomas J. Craughwell was a historian and the author of "Stealing Lincoln's Body," and once wrote of Abraham Lincoln's funeral, "There were so many …
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo21 Famous Women of World Historyworldhistory.org - Joshua J. MarkThis collection presents biographies of 21 famous women from world history but those included represent only a small fraction of the many women, from …
AvatarPeter WangFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNapoleon's catastrophic invasion of Egypt: What went wrong?historyskills.comAs the 18th century was drawing to a close, Napoleon Bonaparte embarked on one of the most audacious military expeditions in all of world history. He …