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2 days ago · History of Europe. Europe by cartographer Abraham Ortelius in 1595. The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500–1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500). The first early European modern humans appear in the ...
1 day ago · The arrival of Europeans began around the mid-18th century, as fur traders entered the area to harvest sea otters. While it is thought Sir Francis Drake may have explored the British Columbian coast in 1579, it was Juan Pérez who completed the first documented voyage, which took place in 1774.
5 days ago · Code of Hammurabi. Diorite stela inscribed with the Code of Hammurabi, 18th century bce. Code of Hammurabi, the most complete and perfect extant collection of Babylonian laws, developed during the reign of Hammurabi (1792–1750 bce) of the 1st dynasty of Babylon.
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May 10, 2024 · From the 16th to the early 18th century, Canada referred to the part of New France that lay along the Saint Lawrence River. In 1791, the area became two British colonies called Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
May 23, 2024 · The Roman Republic annexed southern Gaul in the late 2nd century BC, ... In the late 18th century the monarchy and associated ... thus war was to start again. ...
May 8, 2024 · The Eisteddfod, an annual celebratory gathering of Welsh bards, dates back to the 15th century. By the 1700s, however, interest was waning and enthusiasm for the event was low. In 1858, however, Morganwyg's Gorsedd ceremonies, although wholly fictitious, were incorporated into the Eisteddfod, and gave it a new life.
May 15, 2024 · 18th and 19th Century Barbers Barbers continued to evolve in the 18th and 19th centuries, as trade guilds split, and barber-surgeons began to focus solely on grooming. They provided services such as hair cutting, shaving, beard styling, and even wig making.
