Church weddings became even more important after Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) decreed that, as part of efforts to strengthen state control over society, only church weddings with blessings from priests were legally recognized by the Byzantine state.
European imperialism in Africa occurred throughout the 19th century. Until 1876, 10.8% of the African territory was in the possession of colonists. As early as 1900, European dominance corresponded to 90.4%. At first, European exploration was spread along the coast, with strong trading posts that
dishonest referee Although some British historians have described the British as having the role of referee in the fight between the Congress and the Muslim League, the reality was that till now the British power had been supporting the Muslim League more. She was like that unscrupulous referee wh
Vindija , site of paleoanthropological excavations in the Croatian Region Hrvatsko Zagorje , known for There were in the 1970s Neanderthal found; Neanderthal DNA has since been successfully isolated from a few samples. The Vindija Cave also contains a long, rich sequence of artifacts
The Melanesian archipelago consists of four individual nations; Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. The term Melanesia was first used by a French explorer, Jules Dumont dUrville. The Wantok people are known for their mostly peaceful past, despite the presence of almost 70 dist