Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning monarch in modern history and has ruled England as Queen since 1952. The Queen has only ceremonial powers and no real political power to enforce change or policy. For example, if she withheld her approval of a law, the entire government would have to resign, and a new… Continue reading What Happens When the Queen of England Dies?
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The Story of Nikola Tesla | What is the tragic story of Nikola Tesla?
Google founder Larry Page, tech billionaire Elon Musk, terraplanists, ufologists. Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla doesn’t have an eclectic fan base by accident. The same scientist who changed the way people use and distribute electricity had pigeons as pets, was a germaphobe, and believed he was receiving signals from Mars. Recommended posts: His eccentric personality and… Continue reading The Story of Nikola Tesla | What is the tragic story of Nikola Tesla?
How Did Humans Become Earth’s Dominant Species?
The story of human evolution is the story of our species acquiring dominance. This episode goes back over three million years to examine clues in the human genome that explain how humans evolved from being tree-dwelling apes to becoming the world’s most dominant primate. Recommended post – Why does CO2 have such a large impact… Continue reading How Did Humans Become Earth’s Dominant Species?
List of Galileo Galilei’s discoveries
What are the discoveries of Galileo Galilei? Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist and astronomer whose most famous discovery was that the Earth revolves around the sun. But Galileo was also responsible for other remarkable discoveries in the field of physics and motion. Although he had to deal with the Church’s inquisition because of his… Continue reading List of Galileo Galilei’s discoveries
10 Characteristics of the Ancient Age
We explain what the Ancient Age is and what characterized its beginning. In addition, its general characteristics and stages into which it is divided. How is the Ancient Age classified and what are the main characteristics of the Ancient Ages? The Ancient Age ended with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. What was the… Continue reading 10 Characteristics of the Ancient Age
The History of Technology
We explain and summarize the history of technology and its causes. Also, what were the technological revolutions and characteristics. The history of technology is the historical account of how humans developed tools and techniques that enabled them to fulfill practical purposes. Because of them, they were able to change the world around them in such… Continue reading The History of Technology
The Medici: the Most Important Family of the Renaissance
House of Medici history: Throughout the 15th century, the name of an Italian banking family was synonymous with power. They were the Medici, who, through their loans, wielded great political influence and financed great works of the Renaissance. In 1429, Cosimo de’ Medici and Lorenzo de’ Medici inherited the banking business of their father Giovanni,… Continue reading The Medici: the Most Important Family of the Renaissance
The Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural, economic, and political movement, which emerged in Italy in the 14th century and lasted until the 17th century throughout Europe. Inspired by Classical Antiquity values and generated by economic changes, the Renaissance reformulated medieval life and began the Modern Age. Origin of the Renaissance The term Renaissance was created in… Continue reading The Renaissance
