Archives for May 2022

Alexander’s Conquest of Persia

Pitifully small Greece had barely survived repeated invasions by the mighty Persian Empire a century before (the 400’s BC). When Alexander, having

Between 431 to 404 BC, this war was fought between the two leading city-states in ancient Greece, Athens and Sparta. Each stood at the head of

For the last hundred years or so, it seemed that one important ingredient for running an economically successful country was a western-style

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Dutch managed to dominate world trade, and they did all through the pioneering use of corporations and finance.

In the 20th century, it became common for people to enact change by means of nonviolence. There was a common thread of connection between many of the

The French called the lands of present-day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and a part of Maine “Acadia”.Our special project presenting the

The Heian period in Japan lasted from 794CE to 1185CE, and it was an interesting time in Japan. Rather than being known for a thriving economy, or

What was the the1979 Iranian Revolution about? It turns out that Iran has a pretty long history of unrest in order to put power in the hands of the

Sometimes, the nations of Latin America get compared to the nations of Europe and are found wanting. This is kind of a silly comparison. The rise of