This about water and the Mayan civilization in Central America and the Khmer civilization in what is now Cambodia.Continuing World History Topics by
World War II, A War for Resources
In a lot of ways, WWII was about resources, especially food. The expansionist aggression of both Germany and Japan was in a lot of ways about
Population, Sustainability, and Malthus
How many people can reasonably live on the Earth? Thomas Malthus got it totally wrong in the 19th century, but for some reason, he keeps coming up
The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution
Prior to the invention of steam-powered railroads, pretty much all locomotion had been muscle-powered. You either walked where you wanted to go or
Asian Responses to Imperialism
Here's voices from the countries that were colonized to give us a sense of how conquered people saw their conquerors and gives an insight into what
The Rise of the West and Historical Methodology
Here’s methods of writing history by looking at some of the ways that history has been written about the rise of the West. But first, what is “The
The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age)
Through a complex network of trade and alliances, there was a loosely confederated and relatively continuous civilization in the Middle East. Why it
Who Started World War I
It's hard to assign blame to any one of the nations involved. Did the fault lie with Austria-Hungary? Germany? Russia?Continuing World History
Drought and Famine
Throughout human history, when food shortages strike humanity, there was food around. There was just a failure to connect those people with the food