China has had a large impact on the world, and over it’s long history, the Chinese have created some of the most significant inventions in the world. Many of the things we take for granted today might not exist without their Chinese inventors. Many of these...
Ancient history lasted 5,000 years and during that relatively short time, thousands of great ancient rulers existed. This is a list of military rulers, as well as kings and emperors from ancient times. These are people that created vast empires, or simply led their...
The 19th century was truly an amazing time for philosophy. Some of the most important philosophers in history were born, or became prominent during this time. “God is dead” is perhaps the most famous quote from this period. The ideas thought of during this period had...
Saladin is the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and was Sultan of Egypt and Syria. Saladin headed the Muslim military campaign against the crusaders. The Ayyubid dynasty was a large empire, which controlled significant portions of Africa and the Middle East....
Thomas Edison is one of the most famous scientists in history. He went from experimenting in a box car when he was 10, to starting a large complex of laboratories. There he employed many scientists to work with him, and together they created almost 2,000 patents....
