Topics from November 2017
- What do we know about the history of the Inca Civilization?
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- How was the early African kingdom of Kush related to Egypt?
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- What makes the Ethiopian culture a significant one?
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- Why do we study the ancient civilizations of West Africa?
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- Which was the centre of cultural development in Southern Africa?
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- Who were the Aborigines?
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- What are the highlights of the Oceania culture?
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- What is the importance of Easter Island?
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- What is the indigenous religion of Japan?
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- What are the specialities of the Asuka and Nara periods?
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- Which are the ancient civilizations of Burma and Thailand?
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- What do we know about the history of ancient Vietnam?
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- What is Angkor famous for?
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- What do we know about the Indian cultural groups of North America?
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- How do we explain the cultural development in Ancient Central America?
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- What were the ancient civilizations of South America?
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- Why is the Mayan culture famous?
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- Which were the main centres of Mayan culture?
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- How was the Aztec Empire formed?
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- What do we know about the Aztec culture?
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- Why is the Inca civilization referred to as the ‘Rome of South America’?
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- Which was the first advanced civilization in Indian subcontinent?
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- Why the Indus Valley civilization is called a city civilization?
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- What was the Harappan style of writing?
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- Why do we say Harappan cities were well planned?
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- Why did the Harappan civilization decline?
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- Why were the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties important in Chinese history?
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- What was the ‘Period of Hundred Schools of Thought’?
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- Who was Qin Shih Huang di?
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- How did Confucianism become the state ideology of China?
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- Why is said that the Han dynasty made revolutionary changes in China?
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- What do we know about ancient Japanese culture?
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- Why was Temujin known as Genghis Khan?
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- Why were the Mongols able to conquer large territories?
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- Why the Khazars are considered unusual?
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- Why is Mao-Tun important in Hsiung-nu history?
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- Who were the Huns?
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- Who were the Avars and Bulgars?
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- Who were the Scythians and Cimmerians?
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- Why did the name ‘Slavs’ become the word ‘slaves’?
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- Why is it said that the Normans have influenced British history?
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- Why were the Vikings feared?
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- Why Charlemagne was called ‘The Father of Europe’?
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- Why were the Franks called by this name?
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- Who were the vandals and the Lombards?
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- Who were the Visigoths and Ostrogoths?
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- Why do we say that the Germanic tribes greatly influenced European civilizations?
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- Why were the Celts found throughout Europe?
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- Why is the study of the Celts important?
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- Why did Constantine’s reign affect Rome?
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- What was daily life in Ancient Rome like?
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- Why was the first and second triumvirate of Rome formed?
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- What was the Roman Republic?
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- What is the legend about the beginning of Rome?
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- Why is it said that the Etruscans influenced early Rome?
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- Why did Hellenism develop and flourish?
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- Why were the Diadochi kingdoms continuously at war?
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- Why is Alexander truly ‘The Great’?
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- Why is Philip II of Macedonia considered a remarkable ruler?
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- Why did the Peloponnesian War signal the end of Classical Greece?
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- Why was Ancient Greek famous for its literature, philosophy, architecture?
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- Why were ancient Athens and Sparta very different?
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- Why are the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations of Ancient Greece so important?
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- Why are the Punic Wars important in ancient history?
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- Why were the Phoenicians able to become so powerful?
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- Why did Ancient Israel split into two kingdoms?
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- What do we know about the beginning of Israel?
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- Who were the Ptolemy kings of Ancient Egypt?
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- Why is Ramses II known as Ramses the Great?
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- Why does The New Kingdom symbolize the peak of Ancient Egypt’s glory?
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- Why did the Egyptians place so much importance to life after death?
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- Which are some of the prominent gods of Ancient Egypt?
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- Why is the civilization of Ancient Egypt awe inspiring?
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- Who were the Sassanids?
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- Why is the Achaemenid Empire famous?
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- Who were the Elamites and the Medes?
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- Why is the city of Petra important to the study of ancient civilizations?
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- What were the contributions of the kingdoms of Ancient Arabia?
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- Why did the Hittites become a remarkable people?
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- Why Tiglath Pileser III is called the true founder of the Assyrian Empire?
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- Why is the Assyrian Empire considered to be the first military power in history?
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- Why is Nebuchadnezzar famous?
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- Why is Hammurabi’s code of law important?
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- Why is the Epic of Gilgamesh important?
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- Why are the ancient Syrian cities of Ebla, Mari, and Ugarit examples of advanced civilizations?
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- Why is Sargon of Akkad remembered to this day?
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- Why are Uruk, Ur and Lagash famous?
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- Why is the Sumerian civilization amazing?
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- Why Mesopotamia is called the cradle of human civilization?
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- Why are we able to say that ancient civilizations flourished on the Anatolian plateau?
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- Why is the Anatolian plateau important?
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- Why did the first civilizations appear near rivers and water bodies?
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- How did civilization begin?
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