By Tim Lambert Early Moldova About 4,800 BC, the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture emerged in what is now Moldova. The people were Stone Age farmers, and they created large settlements. Their craftsmen made pottery. This culture flourished until about 3,000 BC. Later, the people of Moldova learned to use Bronze and then iron. In 168 BC, the… Continue reading A Brief History of Moldova
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A Brief History of Togo
By Tim Lambert In the early 15th century, Togo was inhabited by various tribes who practiced agriculture and used iron tools. However, in the 16th century, the Portuguese began taking slaves from the area across the Atlantic. Other European nations soon joined them. Togo became part of the notorious Slave Coast from which slaves were… Continue reading A Brief History of Togo
A Brief History of Tajikistan
By Tim Lambert Early Tajikistan During the Bronze Age, agriculture and trade flourished in what is now Tajikistan. People built the town of Sarazm. However, the written history of Tajikistan began in the 6th century BC when the Persians conquered the region. It was the first of many empires to rule Tajikistan. The Persian Empire… Continue reading A Brief History of Tajikistan
A Brief History of Turkmenistan
By Tim Lambert Early Turkmenistan The early people of Turkmenistan were nomadic or semi-nomadic herders. However, the Persian Empire conquered the region in the 6th Century BC. However, when Alexander died in 323 BC, his Empire broke up. Later parts of Turkmenistan were under the Parthian Empire, which ruled much of Central Asia from 247… Continue reading A Brief History of Turkmenistan
A Brief History of Kazakhstan
By Tim Lambert Early Kazakhstan After 6,000 BC, Stone Age farmers lived in what is now Kazakhstan. By about 2,000 BC, they had learned to make bronze tools. They also made chariots, and they built burial mounds. About 900 BC, the people of what is now Kazakhstan had learned to use iron. From about 900… Continue reading A Brief History of Kazakhstan
A Brief History of Libraries
By Tim Lambert Ancient Libraries A library is a room or a building containing a store of books for members to read. There have been libraries since Ancient Times. As early as 2,500 BC, there were libraries in Ancient Iraq with clay tablets as books (dried in the Sun or baked to make them hard).… Continue reading A Brief History of Libraries
A Brief History of Uzbekistan
By Tim Lambert Ancient Uzbekistan From 6,000 BC, Stone Age farmers lived in what is now Uzbekistan. In about 2,000 BC, they began using bronze tools and weapons. By about 1,000 BC, iron tools were made in what is now Uzbekistan. The city of Samarkand was founded about 650 BC. For centuries, what is now… Continue reading A Brief History of Uzbekistan
A Brief History of the Country of Georgia
By Tim Lambert Ancient Georgia The first people in what is now Georgia were hunters and gatherers, but about 6,000 BC, they began farming. The Stone Age farmers also made pottery. By 3,000 BC, the people of what is now Georgia made bronze tools. About 1,100 BC, they started making iron tools. By about 600… Continue reading A Brief History of the Country of Georgia
Gordon Cummins
By Tim Lambert Gordon Cummins was a serial killer in Britain in 1942. He was known as the Blackout Ripper because he killed women during blackouts. During the Second World War, all lights had to be hidden to avoid helping enemy bombers. Windows were covered to prevent lights in buildings from shining out, and the… Continue reading Gordon Cummins
The Holodomor
By Tim Lambert The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Ukraine in 1932-33. It was caused by Stalin, and it led to the deaths of millions of people. Stalin decided that farms in Ukraine should be collectivized. The peasants would be deprived of their land and domestic animals. They would be made to work as… Continue reading The Holodomor