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Lorenzo Ghiberti
Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455 CE) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith whose most famous work is the gilded bronze doors of the Baptistery of Florence's cathedral. These doors, which took 27 years to complete, were...
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Expansion of Early Islamic Caliphates
This map shows the expansion of the Islamic Caliphates in the 7th and 8th Centuries CE: 1. Dark Shade: Expansion under the Prophet Muhammad, 622-632 CE. 2. Medium Shade: Expansion under the Rashidun Caliphate...
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Early Modern Sugar Processing Equipment
Sugar processing display, Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam Open-Air Museum, Suriname.
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Why Did Henry VI's Early Reign Prove So Disastrous?
On 12 November 1437 Henry VI of England came of age, King of England and nominally of France. But like Richard II before him, he had inherited powerful uncles, scheming nobles, and a never-ending ulcer...
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Early Hypodermic Syringe
A hypodermic syringe made by Coxeter and Son of London c. 1860. Syringes were used in antiquity, but the true hypodermic syringe for injecting precisely measured liquids using a hollow needle was invented by the Scotsman...
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Early Pedal Bycycle
A model of the pedal bicycle invented by the Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1812-1878) in 1839. There had been earlier two-wheeled vehicles, but these were not powered by turning the pedals with one's feet. Macmillan's...
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Early Muslim Expansion - Conquest of Syria and Iraq 602-636 CE
In the new Kings and Generals full animated historical documentary, we will describe the rise of the Rashidun Caliphate, its first wars against the Eastern Roman and Sassanid Empires. This...
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Early Anglo-Saxon Swords
Sue Brunning examines some shabby looking Anglo Saxon swords.
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Kiowa Early History and Culture - Part I
Karen Onco is a retired educator of 42 years. She is a citizen of the Kiowa Tribe, headquartered in Carnegie, Oklahoma. Karen Onco speaks about Kiowa history, customs, traditions, regalia and religious beliefs...
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Egypt in the Early Hyksos Period
Egypt and its political situation during the Second Intermediate Period (c. 1782 - c.1570 BCE), in which the Hyksos held power in the North and the Nubians held power to the South.