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Map of 12th-Century Crusader States (Outremer)
This map illustrates the Crusader States, or Outremer (from the...
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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia (from the Greek, meaning 'between two rivers') was...
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Enuma Elish - The Babylonian Epic of Creation - Full Text
The Enuma Elish (also known as The Seven Tablets of Creation) is...
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Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire (1206-1368) was founded by Genghis Khan (r. 1206-1227...
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Silk Road
The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes, formally established...
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Religious Responses to the Black Death
The Black Death of 1347-1352 CE is the most infamous plague outbreak...
