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Buddhism
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Buddhism

Buddhism is a non-theistic religion (no belief in a creator god), also considered a philosophy and a moral discipline, originating in the region of modern-day India in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. It was founded by the sage Siddhartha Gautama...
Adam Smith
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Adam Smith

Adam Smith (1723-1790) was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and leading Enlightenment figure. In The Wealth of Nations, he advocates free trade and limited interference in markets by governments, for which he is seen as the founder of liberal...
Map of the Aegean Bronze Age Civilizations, c. 3000-1100 BCE
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Map of the Aegean Bronze Age Civilizations, c. 3000-1100 BCE - From Minoan Maritime Exchange to Mycenaean Dominance

The Aegean world of the Bronze Age (c. 3000–1100 BCE) was shaped by shifting centers of power, interaction, and cultural exchange, most notably between the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. The Minoans (c. 2000–1450 BCE), based on Crete...
Map of the Late Bronze Age Collapse and Transfromation
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Map of the Late Bronze Age Collapse and Transfromation - Interconnected political, economic & environmental breakdown

The Late Bronze Age Collapse and Transformation (c. 1250–1100 BCE) was a period of major political, economic, and social disruption across the Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. Highly interconnected palace-based states...
Map of India in the Vedic Age, 1500 BCE-500 BCE
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Map of India in the Vedic Age, 1500 BCE-500 BCE - Indo-Aryan Cultures in Northern India

The Vedic Age (c. 1500-500 BCE) marks a formative period in the history of the northern Indian subcontinent, bridging the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization (c. 1300 BCE) and the emergence of early states in the Gangetic plain. During...
Map of the Iron Age La Tène Culture c.400 BCE - c.50 CE
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Map of the Iron Age La Tène Culture c.400 BCE - c.50 CE

This map illustrates the extent of the La Tène culture, a key phase of the European Iron Age that flourished from around 450 BCE until the Roman conquests in the 1st century BCE. It highlights the widespread influence of early Celtic societies...
Stone Age Tools (Modern Recreations)
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Stone Age Tools (Modern Recreations)

A collection of modern recreations of Stone Age tools. The picture above shows (from top right to bottom left): - A hatchet with a wing spar, used for felling trees - A straight hatchet for shortening smaller pieces of wood (with a piece...
Stone Age Tools Made From Antlers
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Stone Age Tools Made From Antlers

Modern recreations of Stone Age tools: knives, arrows, hatchets, axes, and daggers, made of deer antlers. Pile-Dwelling Museum in Unteruhldingen at Lake Constance, Germany.
Bronze Age Greek chariot (From the Novel
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Bronze Age Greek chariot (From the Novel "The Jericho River")

An illustration by Maia Kobabe showing a Bronze Age Greek chariot. From the novel The Jericho River by David Tollen.
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American printer, writer, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, often regarded as a Founding Father of the United States. He rose to prominence as editor of The Pennsylvania Gazette and author of Poor Richard's...
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