General History Topics

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  Paul Cézanne

  worldhistory.org - Mark Cartwright

  Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) was a French post-impressionist artist. Although he struggled for recognition in his own lifetime and often lacked …

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  Martyr

  worldhistory.org - Rebecca Denova

  A martyr is someone who voluntarily dies for either a religious or secular cause. The word originates from "witness" in Greek and is related to a …

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  The History of Champagne

  worldhistory.org - Mark Cartwright

  Wine has been made for over 7,000 years, and effervescent wine for just as long since sealing wine before the fermentation is complete will naturally …

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  Christmas Through the Ages

  worldhistory.org - Mark Cartwright

  The Christmas holiday has gathered around it customs and traditions for over two millennia, some of which even pre-date the Christian festival …

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  Ten Great Stupas from Around the World

  ancient.eu - Joshua J. Mark

  A stupa is a reliquary containing the remains (relics) of an individual associated with great spiritual power and insight, most often (since the 3rd …

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  The Rise of Cities in the Ancient Mediterranean

  ancient.eu - Woolf, Greg

  The history of the ancient world has always been told as a history of cities, from Homer's epic poems about events just before and just after the …