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![Viking Age Greenland](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8493.jpg?v=1618731027)
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Viking Age Greenland
Greenland was drawn into the Viking Age and settled by Norse Vikings in the late 980s CE, their presence there lasting into the 15th century CE. Despite its ice-riddled geography, the Norse managed to carve out a living for themselves in...
![Growing Old in Ancient Greece & Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19040.jpg?v=1718331785)
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Growing Old in Ancient Greece & Rome
Although life expectancy was lower in ancient Greece and Rome, many people survived into old age. Those who reached old age tended to accumulate wealth and political power. However, the societies of the ancient Mediterranean were also often...
![Mehrauli Iron Pillar](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/11429.jpg?v=1615392903)
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Mehrauli Iron Pillar
The Iron Pillar now seen at the Qutb Complex, New Delhi, India, was originally erected during the time of King Chandra and bears his inscription in Sanskrit. This king has been identified with Emperor Chandragupta II (c. 375 - 413/14 CE...
![Dogs & Their Collars in the Age of Enlightenment](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/13858.jpeg?v=1710016686)
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Dogs & Their Collars in the Age of Enlightenment
In medieval and Renaissance Europe, dogs were considered little more than 'machines' which performed certain tasks, such as guarding a home or tracking game, but this view changed significantly during the Age of Enlightenment (also known...
![Pirate Weapons in the Golden Age of Piracy](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14546.png?v=1660278963)
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Pirate Weapons in the Golden Age of Piracy
Pirates in the so-called Golden Age of Piracy (1690-1740) used all manner of weapons to attack ships and relieve them of their precious cargoes. Heavy cannons, muskets, pistols, cutlasses, and grenades were just some of the weapons pirates...
![Tel Kabri](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4113.png?v=1713612545)
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Tel Kabri
Tel Kabri is an archaeological site in the Western Galilee in northwestern Israel and the location of one of the largest palaces in Canaan in the Middle Bronze Age or "MB" (c. 2,000–1,500 BCE), the period in which Tel Kabri was at the height...
![Gezer](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4372.jpg?v=1629961202)
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Gezer
Gezer is an ancient city and archaeological site located in central Israel where the central mountains meet the northern Shephelah, about 10 km southeast of the city of Ramleh. According to the Hebrew Bible, Gezer was one of the great cities...
![Shropshire Iron Bridge](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16972.png?v=1681830379)
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Shropshire Iron Bridge
The world's first cast iron bridge, built across the River Severn in Shropshire, England by Abraham Darby III (1750-89). It was completed in 1779 and opened to the public on New Year's Day, 1781. The design had to be a single-span arch to...
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Migration Age
The Migration Period, also called the Barbarian Invasions or German: Völkerwanderung (wandering of the peoples), was a period of human migration that occurred roughly between 300 to 700 CE in Europe, marking the transition from Late Antiquity...
![The Gilded Age Estates of Staatsburg, New York](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14175.jpg?v=1631990704)
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The Gilded Age Estates of Staatsburg, New York
The great estates of the Gilded Age were more than lavish displays of wealth for the American aristocracy c. 1870-1917, they supported the economy of the local communities and encouraged development. As they declined, many of the surrounding...