In the Olduvai Gorge also spelled Olduvai Olduwai , a paleoanthropological site in the eastern Serengeti plains within the boundaries of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area north Tanzania . It is a steep gorge consisting of two branches that together have a length of 48 km and a depth
Kurland , also Kurland , Latvian Short memes , region on the Baltic Sea coast, south of the western Dvina and named after its inhabitants, the Latvian tribe of Kuronen (Course, Cori, Cours; Latvian:Kursi). The Duchy of Courland, founded in 1561, included this area and Semigallia
Denkyera , also Denkyira , the largest 17th-century kingdom in the South Akan- Peoples in the forested hinterlands of the modern Southwest Coast Ghanas . According to tradition, its kings migrated from the northern Akan or Brong area. By the end of the 17th century they had conquer
Franklin , unofficial state (1785–90) of United States , the the eastern part of todays Tennessee includes and extends to unclaimed areas to the west. Britannica Quiz United States of America:Fact or Fiction? You may be familiar with New York and Nebraska, but there are 11 US sta
Songhai Empire , also Written Songhay , large commercial state West Africa (flourishing 15th - 16th centuries), centered on the central area of the Niger River at todays center Mali and finally west to Atlantic Coast and east to Niger and Nigeria . Britannica Quiz Dest
Tanganyika , a historic East African country founded in 1964 with Zanzibar merged to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was later renamed the United Republic of Tanzania. ( See Tanzania .) Britannica Quiz Destination Africa:Fact or Fiction? Is Africas northernm
Skhūl , site of a paleoanthropological excavation on the west side of the Mount Carmel , Israel , known for early Homo sapiens Remains and associated stone tools discovered there between 1929 and 1934. The seven adults and three children found at Skhūl date from between 120,000 and 8
Dithmarschen , Danish Ditmarsken , area on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula between the Eider and Elbe rivers, now in the Included Country (state) of Schleswig-Holstein , Germany , but a semi-independent territory under the King of Denmark until 1866. Dithmarschen was fi
Mackenzie , former administrative district, Canada . With an area of 1,366,199 km², it covered most of northern mainland Canada between the Yukon Territory and Keewatin District and most of the Mackenzie River valley, the Great Bear Lake and the Great Slave Lake . It was found
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 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes , Balkan state, was founded on December 1, 1918. Ruled by the Serbs The new kingdom of Karadjordjević dynasty included the previously independent kingdoms of Serbia and Montenegro as well as the South Slavic areas in areas formerly under the Austr
Valencia , medieval Kingdom Spain , held alternately Muslim and independent from 1010 to 1238 and thereafter by the kings of Aragon. Although its territory varies, es in General included todays provinces Alicante , Castellón and Valencia . As Umayyad power in Moorish Spa
Walls of Jericho , massive stone walls containing an ancient neolithic Surround settlement Jericho , built around 8000 v . These walls, at least 4 meters high and bordered by a watchtower or a redoubt about 30 meters high, should protect the settlement and its Water Supply from hum
Russian Empire , historical rich founded on November 2 (October 22 Old Style), 1721, when the Russian Senate conferred the title Kaiser (imperator) from all Russia on Peter I . The Abdication by Nicholas II March 15, 1917 marked the end of the empire and its reigning Ro
Lagar Velho , location in the Proximity of Leiria , Central Portugal where the buried skeleton of a four-year-old child is up to 25,000 years old , was found. The unusual remains combining features of Neanderthal ( Homo neanderthalensis ) and modern humans ( H. sapiens ) hav
Rustamid Kingdom , Rustamid also spelled Rostamid , Islamic State (761–909 ce ) on the plateau of Northern Algeria , founded by supporters of Ibaḍīyah branch of the Khārijism . It was one of several kingdoms opposed to the new ʿAbbāsid- Dynasty and their eastern alignment.
Bundelkhand , Historical Region Central India , now included in north Madhya Pradesh state, comprehensive the hills of the Vindhyan region, cut by gorges and the northeastern plain. Steep, isolated hills rising abruptly from the plains provide excellent sites for castles and forts bu
Unterwalden , former canton, Central Switzerland; it occupied the basins of the Sarner Aa (river) and the Engelberger Aa. The former canton is (east and west) in two sovereign Half-cantons divided - Nidwalden and Obwalden - based on the medieval Distinction between the upper and l
Empire of Nicaea , independent principality of the fragmented Byzantine Empire , founded in 1204 by Theodore I Lascaris (1208–22); It served as a political and cultural center from the mid-13th century at Michael VIII Paleologus a restored Byzantium emerged . Britannica Quiz The
Mthethwa , also Mtwas written , important chief and small historical state of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, lies south of the lower Mfolozi River in the northeastern part of todays province KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa . Among chiefs of the Nyambose lineage, particularly
An important part of the teaching given concerns the knowledge that will be essential to us:the life and customs of the peoples or tribes among whom we will live and act, geography and history of the countries where we are likely to be sent, particular traits of the various populations, studied from
We are going to talk today about the Athenian sacred ships and we cannot think of a more fascinating way to start than by remembering the so-called Paradox of Theseus . It consists of asking if something material remains the same when all its parts are replaced, something that Heraclitus exemplified
We can affirm that speaking of the War Spanish civil and not citing Belchite is impossible . By this name is known the military operation that the Government of the Republic planned to take Zaragoza in August 1937, an operation that failed in its initial objective, Zaragoza, would go down in history
The infamous, euphemistically, concentration camp of Jasenovac has left behind indelible memories and is still a monument of hatred between Serbs and Croats. The camp was created in August 1941 near the village of the same name in Slovenia which then belonged to the Croatian state. Not by chance