If you want to discover the captivating history of the Minoans, then keep reading...
The Minoans continue to be an intriguing subject for modern audiences because they are like a puzzle missing half of its pieces. Individuals have a rough idea of what it might look like, but there could be surprises no one even thinks of because all traces of the image are gone. For archaeologists, historians, tourists, scholars, fans of mythology, and students of the ancient world, the Minoans are this broken puzzle.
The Minoans were an ancient civilization that built their settlements on islands in the Aegean Sea. They lived almost 5,000 years ago and left behind traces of their lives but not enough for people to create a complete picture. Ever since the early 20th century, the Minoans have been a subject of interest thanks to the discoveries and excavations by Sir Arthur Evans, a British archaeologist who found the first Minoan ruins and named them after the mythological King Minos and his Minotaur. Evans was able to gain almost sole access to the lands of the Cretan government for excavation by paying for it with funds generated by his supporters in 1900. He and his crew unearthed the massive palace complex of Knossos, one of the most famous archaeological excavation sites in history.
From the work of Evans and others, the puzzle of the Minoans has slowly gained more pieces. Through the study of material culture, modern audiences now know quite a bit about artistic techniques, favorite subjects, fashion, daily life, gender roles, and who the Minoans traded with. An observer can tell that the Minoans were a seafaring mercantile civilization, that they built magnificent urban centers, and that they had a form of proto-writing.
In Minoans: A Captivating Guide to an Essential Bronze Age Society in Ancient Greece Called the Minoan Civilization, you will discover topics such as
Where and When Did the Minoans Live?
Known History of the Minoans before the Mycenaeans
Society, Culture, and Daily Life
Trade and Shipbuilding on the Mediterranean Sea
Language and Linear A
The Potential Predecessors of Greek Religion
Art
Architecture
Theories about the Collapse of Civilization
And much, much more
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Автор: History Captivating Название: World War 2: A Captivating Guide from Beginning to End ISBN: 1647485568 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781647485566 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4137.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Second World War was one of the most traumatic events in human history. Across the world, existing conflicts became connected, entangling nations in a vast web of violence. It was fought on land, sea, and air, touching every inhabited continent.
Описание: As a British politician who was well known for serving twice as prime minister for the United Kingdom and as an infamous war organizer, leader Winston S. Churchill filled his long life with achievements and recognition plotted throughout every modern history book.
If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cultural Revolution, then keep reading...
Two captivating manuscripts in one book:
The Cultural Revolution: A Captivating Guide to a Decade-Long Upheaval in China Unleashed by Mao Zedong to Preserve Chinese Communism
Mao Zedong: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Chairman of the Communist Party of China, the Cultural Revolution and the Political Theory of Maoism
The Cultural Revolution, known in full as the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution," was launched by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Communist Party of China, as a means of quashing capitalism in China. He wanted to ensure that the desire for a communist government would remain strong in the country long after his death. Like other previous leaders who attempted to continue to rule after their death, his attempt did not work out quite the way he had planned.
Over the course of a decade, from the summer of 1966 to 1976, Mao Zedong implemented a number of changes that have led him to be known as one of the most brutal tyrants of the modern age. It is estimated that between 500,000 to two million Chinese people, although numbers can go as high as twenty million, died as a direct result of Zedong's Cultural Revolution. It also resulted in millions of people being imprisoned, displaced, and tortured in an attempt to cement Mao Zedong's reputation as the leader of the communist world.
Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:
Mao Zedong's Early Life, Rise to Power, and the Government Upheaval That Changed China during the First Half of the 20th Century
The Suspicion Behind the United Face
The Five-Year Plan, the Great Leap Forward, and the Events Leading to the Cultural Revolution
fighting the Capitalism of the West
The Introduction of Revolution
The Red Guards
July 20th Incident
Border Clashes with the Communist Soviets
Lin Biao - The Successor and Opponent
Health Issues and Slipping Grip on the Revolution
The 10th Congress and the Shifting of Power
Mass Killings in China and Devastation in Northern China
End of the Cultural Revolution
Lasting Effects
And much, much more
Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:
Early Life
Political Awakenings
Beijing
May Fourth and the New Culture Movement
The Communist Party of China's Growing Pains
The Northern Expedition
Communists at Large
The Long March
The People's Republic of China
The Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution
What Did Maoism Stand For?
And much more
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If you want to discover the captivating history of Spartacus, then keep reading...
Almost 2,100 years ago, a gladiator walked out of the arena. And he never walked back into it.
Spartacus, a Thracian whose early life is hidden in the mists of history, is one of the most infamous figures of antiquity. Perhaps the most famous gladiator of all, parts of Spartacus' story inspired elements of the award-winning film Gladiator (2000). Yet even though his story is familiar to millions, he remains a strangely mysterious figure, one whose innermost heart was never revealed to the world. All of the existing records about Spartacus and the war that he started and lost were written by Roman historians. None of the slaves' account of these events has survived the onslaught of the years; thus, many of Spartacus' actions, and all of his motives, are matters of speculation.
Even Plutarch, a contemporary, could only guess at what this hero of the oppressed truly wanted or how he really felt. Diving into this great man's psyche and puzzling together his thoughts and feelings is a fascinating subject. And his story makes for gripping reading.
In Spartacus: A Captivating Guide to the Thracian Gladiator Who Led the Slave Rebellion Called the Third Servile War against the Roman Republic, you will discover topics such as
Thrace and Its Enemies
On the Romans' Side
Sold
The Real Gladiator
Ambush
Facing the Legions
The Lone Volunteer
At the Feet of the Alps
Defeat
Betrayed by the Pirates
Crassus' Wall
The Last Stand
Aftermath
Legacy
And much, much more
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Описание: The Napoleonic Wars, which took place between 1803 and 1815, were spearheaded by probably France`s best tactician and military strategist to date, General Napoleon Bonaparte.
If you want to discover the captivating history of the Tudors, then keep reading...
Four captivating manuscripts in one book:
The Tudors: A Captivating Guide to the History of England from Henry VII to Elizabeth I
The Wars of the Roses: A Captivating Guide to the English Civil Wars That Brought down the Plantagenet Dynasty and Put the Tudors on the Throne
The Six Wives of Henry VIII: A Captivating Guide to Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Katherine Parr
Elizabeth I: A Captivating Guide to the Queen of England Who Was the Last of the Five Monarchs of the House of Tudor
Five Tudor monarchs sat on the throne of England and Ireland from 1485 to 1603. The family earned their royal rights through strategic planning and battlefield prowess, and kept them because of intellect, strength and sheer determination. The Tudors, one of England's most powerful and famous royal dynasties, knitted together a fragmented and small island nation that became one of the world's financial, colonial and technological superpowers.
There is so much more to the story of these kings and queens than beheadings, political marriages and the reformation of the church - but those events remain some of the family's most enthralling moments.
Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:
The Tudors of Wales
The Wars of the Roses
Catherine of Valois, Mother of the Tudor Dynasty
Margaret Beaufort, Second Tudor Matriarch
King Henry VII
Arthur Tudor
King Henry VIII
Margaret Tudor, Sister of Henry VIII
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
The Birth of the Church of England
King Henry VIII: Wives Two and Three
King Henry VIII: The Last Three Wives
King Edward VI
The Nine Days' Queen, Jane Grey
Elizabeth Tudor
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
And much more
Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:
A Short History of the House of Plantagenet
Civil War in France
England's Loss and a King's Illness
Treason by the Duke of York
The Battle of Northampton
Margaret's Army
Mortimer's Cross and the Battle of Towton
York Takes the Throne
The King in the Tower
The Kingmaker Repents
The Battles of Barnet and Tewkesbury
The Death of a King
The Final Plantagenet Kings
Richard III and the Princes in the Tower
The Battle of Bosworth
The Foundation of the Tudor Dynasty
Attempts on the Tudor Throne
The Sainthood and Cult of King Henry VI
The Legacy of the Wars of the Roses
And much, much more
Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book include:
Henry Tudor
Catherine of Aragon
Mistress Elizabeth Blount
Mistress Mary Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
Anne of Cleves
Mistress Mary Shelton
The Wooing of Jane Seymour
Catherine Howard
The Culpeper Affair
Katherine Parr
More Theories on Henry Tudor's Fertility
The Illegitimate Children of Henry VIII
And much more
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Medieval England, then keep reading...
Medieval England's history starts with the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century.
In the 11th century, the Anglo-Saxon elite was completely replaced by the invading Normans. William the Conqueror and his successors brought novelties to England such as castles and cavalry.
The last phase of Medieval England started with the great Famine and Black Death in the 14th century, when millions of lives were lost, resulting in England losing half of its population.
In this book, you'll get insights into all of the above events and many more. Prepare to discover England in one of its most interesting times.
In Medieval England: A Captivating Guide to English History in the Middle Ages, Including Events Such as the Norman Conquest, Black Death, and Hundred Years' War, you will discover topics such as
Roman Province
The Anglo-Saxon Invasion
Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England
Viking Attacks
Norman Invasion
The Consequences of Norman Conquest
Race for Power
Henry II
Richard and John
Late Middle Ages and the Black Death
The Hundred Years War
War of the Roses, the End of an Age
And much, much more
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