Zoroastrianism, or Masdeism, became the religion from state Persian on century VI a.C . This belief was replaced by Islam only around the 7th century AD. after the fall of the Sasanian Empire. In Iran (ancient Persia), a small part of the population still practices Zoroastrianism, whose largest num
Austrian Netherlands (1713–95), provinces in the southern part of the Netherlands (roughly consisting of the todays Belgium and Luxembourg) covering most of the Spanish Netherlands made out . Britannica Quiz Places in Music How well do you know your musical places? Test you
In ancient Indian Sanskrit literature, the island of Sumatra has been called Swarnadeep and Swarnabhoomi because huge deposits of gold metal were available in the upper areas of this island. Indian kings established their kingdoms in Sumatra in the 4th century AD. According to Chinese references, th
Weakened by the First World War, Russia suffered two revolutions in 1917, twelve years after that of 1905. February Revolution overthrows Tsar Nicolas II while that of October , known as the Bolshevik Revolution, pushed Russia into a new economic, political and social regime. A civil war breaks out