Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, video 6.In which John relates a condensed history of
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Genghis Khan Wounded
During the action, having been hit by twelve arrows, he fell from his horse unconsciousContinuing Ghengis Khan Founds the Mongol Empire,our
Genghis Khan Grows His Power
He was not long in collecting a number of his men together, and soon managed to increase their number to thirteen thousand.Continuing Ghengis Khan
Genghis Khan Founds the Mongol Empire
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: While His Parents Lived.IntroductionOf all the barbarian tribes which
Galileo Versus the Inquisition
Today's installment concludes Galileo's Discoveries,our selection from Pioneers of Science by Sir Oliver Lodge published in 1893. For works
Galileo Discovers Moons of Jupiter
Jupiter, then, had moons like the earth -- four of them in fact! -- and they revolved round him in periods which were soon determined.Continuing
Persians and Greeks
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, video 5.In which John compares and contrasts Greek
Galileo’s Telescope
Such a thing as Galileo made may now be bought at a toy-shop for I suppose half a crown, and yet what a potentiality lay in that "glazed optic tube,"
Galileo Advocates Copernicus’ Theory
Kepler urged him to publish his arguments in favor of the Copernican theory, but he hesitated for the present, knowing that his declaration would be