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Renaissance
European cultural period of the 14th to 17th centuries
The Renaissance was a European period of history and cultural movement taking place at the end of the Late Middle Ages and the beginning of the early modern era. It is variously defined as covering th…
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Roman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD
Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8t…
Cradle of civilization in North Africa
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the eastern part of…
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Consta…
Period of European history (about 800–1050)
Viking Age
The Viking Age was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colon…
Historical network of Eurasian trade routes
Silk Road
The Silk Road was a network of Asian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spannin…
Alliance of three Nahua city states in Mexico (1428–1521)
Aztec Empire
The Aztec Empire, also known as the Triple Alliance or historiographically as the Tenochca Empire but most accurately kn…
Greek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centurie…