History of Brunei: The Brunei Sultanate and the Brunei Empire ruled over Brunei throughout the majority of its recorded existence. The fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries saw the empire at its height of grandeur. That period saw the ascension of two strong Sultans. Bolkiah was the first to expand the empire, and Hassan was the … Read more
Daniel Boone became one of the first American folk heroes. His exploits as a forest worker were legendary. He was a skilled hunter, shooter and tracker. He led the exploration and settlement of Kentucky. Daniel Boone Overview: Occupation Pioneer and Explorer Children 10, including Jemima, Daniel, and Nathan Born October 22, 1734 in the colony of Pennsylvania Died … Read more
History of El Salvador: The indigenous people of El Salvador were the Pocomame, Lencas, and Pipyrus Indian tribes. The Spaniards were the first Europeans to visit the El Salvador area. The first to arrive in 1522 was the Spanish Admiral Andrés Niño. A few years later came the conqueror Pedro de Alvarado and his brother … Read more
History of Nicaragua: Nicaragua was originally inhabited by Native American tribes. The name Nicaragua comes from a Nicaraguan chieftain who was the leader of a tribe that lived near Lake Nicaragua when the first Europeans arrived. The first European to visit Nicaragua was Christopher Columbus in 1502. In 1524, Spanish conquistador Francisco Hernández de Córdoba … Read more
Why did they build temples? The temples were constructed by the Egyptian pharaohs as residences for the gods. Priests carried out rites inside the temples in an effort to win the gods’ favor and defend Egypt from the forces of chaos. In ancient Egypt, there were primarily two types of temples constructed. A Cultus temple … Read more
Mesopotamia, the world’s first civilization, is credited with creating cities. The cities in Mesopotamia were numerous. Each of these cities had its own gods and was governed by a different king. Uruk One of the first significant cities in recorded history was Uruk. When it peaked around 2900 BC, it was the greatest metropolis on … Read more
People have lived on the land of West Virginia for thousands of years. Early cultures include Paleo-Native American, Adena, and Hopewell peoples. Some of the early people built large mounds for religious purposes, which can still be seen today. The Appalachian Mountains and the mountains of West Virginia have shaped the history of this country. … Read more
