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Silk Road

Silk Road

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

Ninhursag

Ninhursag - The Original Mother Earth

Ninhursag (also Ninhursaga) is the Sumerian mother goddess and...

Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia - The Beginning of Beginnings

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

Mongol Empire

Mongol Empire

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

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...

Sumerians

Sumerians - Inventors of Civilization

The Sumerians were the people of southern Mesopotamia (modern-day...