History
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Nepalese history
Brief history of Nepal summarized A brief review of the history of Nepal, an Asian country. The beginnings of Nepal Nepal was known to ancient Indians. He was mentioned in the classical literature of India. In the third century BC the great Indian emperor introduced Buddhism to Nepal. Nepal was also in contact with China. Around 200 AD a people called the Lichavis took power in Nepal. Under them Nepal flourished and great temples, both Hindu and Buddhist, were built. However, the Lichavis eventually declined and a new era began in 879 AD. They were replaced by a series of…
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Mexico history
Brief history of Mexico summarized A brief journey through the extensive history of Mexico, in an entertaining and summarized way. The Aztec Empire in Mexico The ancestors of the Aztecs settled on a marshy island in Lake Texcoco in 1325 or 1345. According to legend, the Aztecs settled in a place where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its mouth. They took this as a sign from their god that they should settle there. The Aztecs called the place Tenochtitlan, which means place of the cactus. At first they were not an important people,…
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History of Morocco
Brief history of Morocco summarized A brief overview of the history of Morocco, a country in North Africa. Morocco in ancient times Morocco’s written history began around 1,000 BC when a people called the Phoenicians from what is now Lebanon sailed there. The Phoenicians were great traders and they founded trading posts in Morocco. The Phoenicians founded the city of Carthage in what is now Tunisia. Soon Carthage became the dominant power in the region. Meanwhile, around 400 BC, the native Berbers formed the kingdom of Mauretania. In 146 BC the Romans conquered Carthage and their influence in North Africa…
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Malta
Maltese history
Brief history of Malta summarized A short tour of the history of Malta, a country with an ancient link to Great Britain. Ancient Malta During the last Ice Age, Malta was a high mountain linked to Italy by land. However, when the Ice Age ended about 10,000 years ago, the sea level rose and Malta became a group of islands. However, some 5,200 stone age farmers came to Malta from Sicily and began to farm the land. Early farmers in Malta made simple tools from stone and wood. They also made pottery. Despite their primitive tools, Stone Age farmers created…
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Malaui
History of Malawi
Brief history of Malawi summarized A brief and pleasant review of the entire history of Malawi, an African country. Old malawi Two thousand years ago there was a simple stone age culture in Malawi. The people lived by hunting and gathering. However, in the 4th century AD the Bantus arrived in the area and introduced iron tools and weapons. They also introduced agriculture. In the 15th century the people who lived south of Lake Nyasa began to build an empire. They created an empire called the Maravi. In the 18th century the Maravi Empire included parts of Zimbabwe and Mozambique.…
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Malaysia
History of Malaysia
Brief history of Malaysia summarized A brief tour of the history of Malaysia, in a summarized way. Malaysia in ancient times The first people to live in Malaya were Stone Age hunter-gatherers. They arrived as early as 8,000 BC Later, Stone Age farmers arrived in Malaya and displaced them (hunter-gatherers continued to exist but withdrew to remote areas). Farmers practiced slash-and-burn agriculture. They cleared an area of rain forest by burning it and then farming. After a few years the land would be exhausted and the farmers would clear a new area. However, in a few years the old area…
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Malagasy history
Brief history of Madagascar summarized Until about 2,000 years ago, Madagascar was uninhabited. Then the Indonesians came. Around the year 800 AD the Arabs began to sail towards Madagascar. The first European to arrive in Madagascar was a Portuguese named Diogo Dias in 1500. However, Europeans initially showed little interest in the island, although pirates used it as a base in the 17th century. In the early 19th century, a kingdom called Merina took over most of the island. Its king, Radama I, established relations with the British and allowed Christian missionaries to preach to the people. Queen Ranavalona (1828-1861)…
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Lithuania
History of Lithuania
Brief history of Lithuania summarized A short tour of the history of Lithuania, from its beginnings to the present day, passing through the Soviet Union. Former lithuania The ancestors of modern Lithuanians were a people called the Balts (or Balts) who arrived in the area around 2000 BC In 1240 AD a man named Mindaugas united the Lithuanian tribes. He was the first King (Grand Duke) of the country, and in 1251 he converted to Christianity. Mindaugas was assassinated in 1263 and his people reverted to paganism. In 1316, Lithuania was united again by a man named Gediminas. He chose…
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Libya
History of Libya
Brief history of Libya summarized We briefly enter the history of Libya, a country with a long tradition, passing through the Roman Empire, the country where Gaddafi was born. Ancient Libya At first Libya was inhabited by Berber tribes. After 1000 BC a Lebanese people called the Phoenicians settled in Tripolitania (western Libya). They founded Tripoli. Later the ancient Greeks settled in Cyrenaica (eastern Libya). Both areas of Libya later became part of the Roman Empire. A Roman emperor named Septimius Severus (193-211) was a native of the great city of Leptis Magna in Roman Libya. Unfortunately, Leptis Magna was…
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History of Ireland
Brief History of Ireland Abridged A brief tour of the history of Ireland, a European country, in a summarized way. Ancient Ireland The first humans arrived in Ireland between 7,000 and 6,000 BC after the end of the last ice age. The early Irish lived by farming, fishing, and gathering food such as plants and shellfish. Stone Age hunters used to live by the sea or on the banks of rivers and lakes where food was abundant. They hunted animals such as deer and wild boar. They also hunted birds and seals with harpoons. Around 4,000 BC agriculture was introduced…
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