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![A Day in the Life of an Ancient Babylonian Business Mogul](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2230_ci_preview.jpg)
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A Day in the Life of an Ancient Babylonian Business Mogul
Follow Beltani, a Babylonian priestess and businesswoman, as she investigates who is undermining her barley fields and tavern. — It's 1762 BCE. As dawn breaks in the Babylonian city of Sippar, Beltani— a priestess and businesswoman&mdash...
![Ancient Egyptian Science & Technology](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6036.jpg?v=1717082943)
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Ancient Egyptian Science & Technology
The great temples and monuments of ancient Egypt continue to fascinate and amaze people in the modern day. The sheer size and scope of structures like the Great Pyramid at Giza or the Temple of Amun at Karnak or the Colossi of Memnon are...
![Battle of Waterloo](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17966.png?v=1697578629)
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Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815) was the last major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815), fought by a French army under Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) against two armies of the Seventh Coalition. Waterloo resulted in...
![Women Scientists in the Scientific Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/18018.png?v=1697581026)
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Women Scientists in the Scientific Revolution
Women scientists during the Scientific Revolution (1500-1700) were few in number because male-dominated educational institutions, as well as scientific societies and academies, barred women entry, meaning that few had the education or opportunity...
![Battle of Edgehill](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14956.png?v=1638548321)
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Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill in Warwickshire on 23 October 1642 was an early engagement in the English Civil Wars (1642-1651) and the first major battle of that conflict. The Royalist forces loyal to Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) met an army...
![The Debate Between Sheep and Grain](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2867.jpg?v=1670586663)
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The Debate Between Sheep and Grain
The Debate Between Sheep and Grain (c. 2000 BCE) is one of the best-known Sumerian literary debates in a genre that was popular entertainment by the late 3rd millennium BCE. In this piece, personifications of grain and sheep argue which is...
![Chariots in Ancient Chinese Warfare](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6860.jpg?v=1709673669)
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Chariots in Ancient Chinese Warfare
The chariot was used in Chinese warfare from around 1250 BCE but enjoyed its heyday between the 8th and 5th century BCE when various states were constantly battling for control of China. Employed as a status symbol, a shock weapon, to pursue...
![Battle of Naseby](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15104.png?v=1641886400)
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Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby in Northamptonshire on 14 June 1645 was one of the most important battles of the English Civil Wars (1642-1651). The Royalists, led in person by King Charles, were soundly defeated by the Parliamentarians' numerically...
![Cliffs, Caves, Churches: A Weekend in Doolin, Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4065.jpg?v=1706789107)
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Cliffs, Caves, Churches: A Weekend in Doolin, Ireland
County Clare, Ireland, is best known for the Cliffs of Moher, the ancient dolmen of Poulnabrone, and its rich musical heritage, but it offers many other fascinating sites and, most importantly, the hospitality and warmth of the people in...
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Abbasid Dynasty
The Abbasids were an Arabic dynasty that initially ruled over most of the Islamic empire (save some western parts) after assuming the caliphate in 750 CE, later on, their empire fragmented, however, they retained spiritual supremacy as caliphs...