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Odin & Mime

Odin & Mime

Odin & Mime relief by Dagfin Werenskiold. Oslo City Hall, Norway. Photo credit: Eir Torvik / Rådhusets forvaltningstjeneste (City Hall General Services)

Ethnic Cleansing - Definition, Meaning and Examples

Ethnic Cleansing - Definition, Meaning and Examples

“Ethnic cleansing” has been defined as the attempt to get rid of (through deportation, displacement or even mass killing) members of an unwanted ethnic group in order to establish an ethnically homogenous geographic area. Though “cleansing” campaigns for ethnic or religious reasons have existed throughout history, the rise of extreme nationalist movements during the 20th century led to an unprecedented level of ethnically motivated brutality, including the Turkish massacre of Armenians during World War I; the Nazis’ annihilation of some 6 million European Jews in the Holocaust; and the forced displacement and mass killings carried out in the former Yugoslavia and the African country of Rwanda during the 1990s.

The English Reformation: AP Euro Bit by Bit #16

The English Reformation: AP Euro Bit by Bit #16

Yes, that's right. AP Euro Bit by Bit is back for a second season! I'm picking up with the English Reformation. While most of the Reformation happened because...

Arthur Fellig (Weegee)

Arthur Fellig (Weegee)

Biography of Arthur Fellig (Weegee)

Rodney, Caesar Augustus - History

Rodney, Caesar Augustus - History

Rodney, Caesar Augustus (1772-1824) Attorney-General: Caesar Augustus Rodney was born in Dover, Delaware, on January 4, 1772. After graduating from what became the University of Pennsylvania in 1789, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1793. He established a practice in Wilmington, Delaware; and was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic-Republican.

How do we derive information for civilizations from periods before record keeping?

How do we derive information for civilizations from periods before record keeping?

Civilizations record their history, but how do we derive information for periods before record keeping started? How much do we know for that era of human civilization?