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Mongol Empire

Mongol Empire

The Mongol Empire (1206-1368) was founded by Genghis Khan (r. 1206-1227...

Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia (from the Greek, meaning 'between two rivers') was...

Silk Road

Silk Road

The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes, formally established...

Religious Responses to the Black Death

Religious Responses to the Black Death

The Black Death of 1347-1352 CE is the most infamous plague outbreak...

Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Epic of Creation - Full Text

Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Epic of Creation - Full Text

The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is...

Akhenaten

Akhenaten

Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) was a pharaoh of 18th Dynasty of the...