Hallstatt , location in Upper Austrias Salzkammergut, where objects identified, the ones for the late Bronze Age and the early Iron Age (from approx. 1100 v . Ch. ) Characteristic are; the term Hallstatt now generally refers to the culture of Late Bronze and Early Iro
Loango Kingdom , also Named the Brama Kingdom , former African state in the basin of the Kouilou and Niari rivers (today mostly in southwestern Congo [Brazzaville]). Founded by The Vili people (Bavaria) were probably one of the oldest and largest kingdoms in the region before 1485. By the
Kent , one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England , is probably geographic eng associated with the modern county known as the site of the first landing of Anglo-Saxon settlers in Britain as the kingdom that was the first Roman mission to the Anglo-Saxons and for its special social and adm
Canal Zone , also Called Panama Canal Zone , a historical administrative unit in Panama, over the United States exercised jurisdictional rights from 1903 to 1979. It was a 16 km wide strip of land along the Panama Canal , stretching from the Atlantic to to Panama Canal extende
Ndongo , historical African kingdom of Mbundu Guys. The original core of the kingdom was in the highlands east of Luanda . Angola , between the rivers Cuanza and Lucala. At its peak in the late 16th century, it extended west to the Atlantic coast and south of the Cuanza. Britan
Qi , Wade-Giles Romanization Chi , one of the largest and most powerful of the many small states into which China between about 771 and 221 v . Chr . Has been split . Britannica Quiz Exploring China:Fact or Fiction? Does China have about half the worlds population? Is Chin
British East Africa , areas that used to be under British Control in East Africa - namely Kenya , Uganda and Zanzibar and Tanganyika (now Tanzania ). Britannica Quiz Destination Africa:Fact or Fiction? Is Africas northernmost point further north than Europes southern
La Ferrassie , also Written by La Ferassie , paleoanthropological site in the Dordogne in France, where Neanderthal Fossils were found in a rock shelter between 1909 and 1921. Although the first report was made in 1934, examination of the remains was not completed until 1982. The old
El Morro National Monument , rock formation and archaeological site to the west of New Mexico , United States, 19 km southeast of Ramah. The monument was established in 1906 and has an area of 5 km². El Morro (the headlands or bluff) or Inscription Rock is a mesa (cuesta) of soft sands
Adullam , ancient city and modern development area, in the upper part of Ha-Shefela, Central Israel . The Hill of Tel ʿAdullam or H̱orbat (ruins of) ʿAdullam (Arabic:Tall Ash-Shaykh Madhkūr), 36 km southwest of Jerusalem, is generally believed to be the site of the ancient city accepted. The earlies
Satsuma , Japanese feudal domain ( Han ) in southern Kyushu, is known for its role in the Modernization Japans . Satsuma (part of todays Prefecture Kagoshima ) became from the late 12th century to Meiji Restoration 1868 from the Shimazu family governs. In 1609 the family
Samaria , Hebrew Shomron , the central region of ancient Palestine. Samaria stretches 40 miles north to south and 35 miles east to west. It is bounded on the north by Galilee and on the south by Judea; in the west it was Mediterranean and to the east of the Jordan . The mountain
Effigy Mounds National Monument , an area of 10 square kilometers with numerous ancient Native Americans Grab and ceremonial hill in northeast Iowa , United States, on Mississippi , a few miles north of McGregor. Established in 1949, the monument is perched on bluffs overlooking the
Ancient Middle East , history of the region from prehistory to the rise of civilizations in Mesopotamia, Egypt and other areas. Britannica Quiz The Middle East:Fact or Fiction? Is the literacy rate very high in Afghanistan? Does Yemen take its name from the Arabic word northern? Sort the fa
Clerical Reserves , formerly for the Church of England reserved areas in Canada , a cause of controversy in 19th-century Canadian politics. The ones separated by the Constitutional Law Clergy Reserves established in 1791 to support and maintain a Protestant clergy accounted for one
Mitla , Mesoamerican archaeological site, State Oaxaca , Southern Mexico . One of Mexicos best-known ruins, Mitla sits at an elevation of 1,480 m on the eastern edge of one of several cold high valleys surrounded by the mountains of the Sierra Madre del Sur, 38 km southeast from Oaxac
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument , location of oldest Masonry Fortress the United States , built by the Spanish in Matanzas Bay between 1672 and 1695 to protect the city St. Augustine in the northeast Florida . It was established as Fort Marion National Monument in 1924 an
Klasies , site of paleoanthropological excavations carried out in a complex of South African coastal caves since the late 1960s. Normally referred to as the Klasies River Mouth, the site has some of the oldest evidence of it Homo Sapiens . Discoveries made at Klasies have played a key rol
Bengal , Bengali Bangla , historical region in the north-eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, generally corresponds to the area spoken by speakers of the Bengali language and now between the Indian state West Bengal and the Peoples Republic Bangladesh is divided . Bengal w
Nairi , an old district Southwest Asia located at the upper upper reaches of the Tigris and the Euphrates and at Lake Van (called the Sea of Nairi by the Assyrians; now in Turkey) and at Lake Urmia (now in Iran). It is known mainly from Assyrian inscriptions, including tho
Appomattox Court House , in the American Civil War , place in Virginia surrender of Confederate forces to those of the North on April 9, 1865. After an engagement with the Confederate cavalry, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia surrounded in Appomattox, seat of Appomattox County, Vi
And above all, because he could not bear the enormous power represented by the Templars, holders of considerable movable and immovable property, Philippe le Bel surrendered in 1307 to the arguments of Guillaume de Nogaret, who devoted a fierce hatred to the order. . The Templars were arrested on Oc
Previously we told here the story of the Prinkipo orphanage, the largest wooden building in Europe, which, however, remains small compared to the Daibutsu-den o Great Hall of the Buddha, considered the largest wooden building in the world. And that maintains the record despite the fact that, after s
The German offensive of May 1940 led to the collapse of the French army. France signs the armistice on June 22, 1940:it has lost the war. On July 10, 1940, the National Assembly gave full powers to Philippe Pétain, hero of the First World War:the IIIth Republic comes to an end, and Pétain retains ex