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    Chivalry

    Knight
    Knight

    The Age of Chivalry is one of gallant knights, jousting tournaments, a maiden's favours, and a life-code of honour, duty, courtliness, and bravery. Chivalry can be defined as the sworn moral and behavioural code of conduct governing knights during the Middle Ages; its qualities included: honour, courage, gallantry, chastity, courtesy, generosity, and loyalty, among others. In later time, the chivalric idea came to form the basis of gentlemanly behaviour. Click Here for More

    Industrial Revolution

    Coming Home From The Mill
    Coming Home
    From The Mill
    Lowry, L

    The Industrial Revolution of the 18th century was a period of social and technological change in which manufacturing began to rely on steam power rather than on water or wind. The causes of the Industrial Revolution remain a topic for debate with some historians seeing it as an outgrowth from the social changes of the Enlightenment and the colonial expansion of the 17th century. Click Here for More

    Mythology

    The Birth Of Venus
    The Birth Of Venus

    Myths are stories that narrate the structure and origins of a culture. While the figures and deeds that myths portray may seem fanciful or bizarre, myths reveal the symbols, meanings and values that make up the foundations of a culture. The term mythology can describe a body of myths, as in those of the Romans, Greeks, Native Americans, or Egyptians. Mythology also means the study of myths. Click Here for More

    History of Science

    Sir Isaac Newton
    Sir Isaac Newton
    Galloway, Ewing

    This article addresses modern science, by which we mean science as we now understand it; e.g. making use of the scientific method of controlled experimental verification of hypotheses. Before the 1500s, it was typically thought that the natural world could be understood by invoking supernatural deities, or by simplistic (and sometimes, not so simplistic) theories founded on casual observation and 'common sense' - e.g. that the Earth was the center of the Universe, because one could plainly see that the heavenly bodies (sun and planets) rotated about the Earth. Click Here for More

    UN

    UN Logo

    The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization made up of states; most but not all countries are members. It was founded on October 24, 1945 in San Francisco, California, following the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, but the first General Assembly, with 51 nations represented, was not held until January 10, 1946 (held in Central Hall Westminster, London). Before World War II, there existed a somewhat similar organization under the name of League of Nations, which can thus be considered the UN's precursor. Click Here for More

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