Apartheid refers to an official policy of racial segregation implemented in South Africa from 1948 to 1991. Clearly, it was a discriminatory system where black, mixed-race, or...
Napoleon actually had a height close to average for his time, about 1.68 m. Moreover, his Corsican family was not particularly known for being tall: his father,...
Cleopatra was not just a seductive queen: she was a formidable and cunning politician. She spoke several languages and was the first in her dynasty...
Since she was very young, Malala has been denouncing the inequalities in access to education in her region of Pakistan, where the Taliban severely prohibit...
Between Trotsky and Stalin, right after Lenin's death in 1924, things heat up considerably. Trotsky advocates for a permanent revolution, firmly believing that communism must...
Ramses II reigned for about 66 years, which is enormous for the time. He ascended to the throne when he was very young, around 25...
In the United States, especially in the southern states, a policy known as Jim Crow laws enforced a strict separation between Whites and African Americans. These laws...
Cleopatra knew that knowing several languages was essential to communicate directly and effectively with foreign diplomats. She was fluent in Greek, the official language of...
Ramses II comes to power at a particularly favorable time: Egypt is already powerful and well-established as a great civilization. His father, Seti I, has...
In Japan, starting from the Kamakura period (1185-1333), samurai adopted the katana as their main weapon due to the numerous internal conflicts and close skirmishes...
