History

The Black Death, which occurred in the 14th century, killed approximately half the population. The scarcity of labor caused the poor to be unable to find work. This led to revolt and government repression, which improved the condition of poor people. The

Carol Berkin’s Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence changes the scale of the American Revolution by moving attention away from generals, legislatures, and battlefield strategy toward households, farms, camps, occupations, refugee movements, and the daily labor required to sustain

Evolution of Corrections The history of corrections in the United States is a history of changing ideas about punishment. Colonial systems relied heavily on fines, corporal punishment, public humiliation, banishment, and execution because governments did not yet operate large networks of long-term

South Asian Migration Since 1945 Before 1945, the South Asian immigrant population was small. After World War II, immigration increased substantially. Indian students came to study different science courses in the United States. These students undertook studies in science, medicine, business, and

Introduction The terms Black and African American are often used as though they mean exactly the same thing, but the difference can matter. “Black” is a broad racial identity that can include people with family roots in the United States, Africa, the

Introduction America has remained home to many outsiders since its discovery in 1492. The Spanish first explored it in an expedition led by Christopher Columbus. The Spanish Empire colonized America and took control of a major portion of America between the 15th

Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is one of the foundational works of moral philosophy. Written in the fourth century BCE and arranged in ten books, it asks what the highest human good is and how a person can live well. The work is traditionally

Thurgood Marshall’s Legal Legacy Thurgood Marshall is remembered as the first African American justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, but his greatest historical importance began decades before his appointment in 1967. As a lawyer for the NAACP and later the NAACP Legal

Jalal-Ud-din Muhammad Akbar was the third Mughal ruler of the sub-continent. The advent of Mughal rule in the sub-continent started when Zahir-UD-din Muhammad Babar won the decisive Battle of Panipat on 21st April 1526, and he expanded his kingdom to the sub-continent.

The Field Museum’s Inside Ancient Egypt exhibition introduces visitors to ancient Egyptian life through artifacts, reconstructed spaces, human and animal mummies, religious objects, and displays connected with the Nile. Its immersive design allows visitors to move through a setting inspired by an

The Timurid period, approximately 1370 to 1507, is often described as a golden age of Central Asian and Persianate culture because it produced monumental architecture, refined manuscript painting, major advances in astronomy and mathematics, and influential literary courts. That description requires qualification.

Kingship and Religion in Ancient Egypt The early Egyptians started their king and the office of monarchy at the top and established a code of their culture. The king’s distinguished duty was to preserve the right order of the culture, likewise known

Introduction From climate change to dangers to human health and access to clean and drinkable water, most of the challenges facing society nowadays and their solutions are rooted in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Effectively addressing these challenges requires highly capable

In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the European States starts exploring the new Europe through seaways. The states of Spain and Portugal were leading bodies in this initiative. Moreover, England and the Netherlands were also involved. This exploration was made for the