Time Period Index (Early Modern)

The Native Peoples of North America (also known as American Indians, Native Americans, Indigenous Americans, and First...

Catherine II of Russia (Catherine the Great) was empress regent of Russia from 1762-1796. She was born in Prussia to Prince...

The British Industrial Revolution transformed life at work and at home for practically everyone. Noise...

The Powhatan Confederacy (c. 1570-1646 or 1677) was a political, social, and martial entity of over 30 Algonquian-speaking...

The Reign of Terror, or simply the Terror (la Terreur), was a climactic period of state-sanctioned violence during the French...

Fatima Al-Fihri (c. 800-880) was a Muslim woman, scholar and philanthropist who is credited with founding...