General History Quiz 68
Weekly 10 Question History Quiz.
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1. Who was the leader of the USSR when the Berlin wall was built?
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Dive! Australian Submariners at War by Mike Carlton – Book Review
Reading time: 4 minutes
Dive! opens with the best description of the development and implementation of submarine technology and doctrine I have ever read. This could easily be part of a broader history of submarines, Carlton has clearly done broad and extensive research and his writing effortlessly demonstrates his command of the topic.
The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America, Volume 1 – Audiobook
THE SUPPRESSION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, VOLUME 1 –...
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Wauba Debar, an Indigenous swimmer from Tasmania who saved her captors
Though her brave acts were acknowledged after her death, Wauba Debar’s grave was later robbed in...
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Why we must better understand our history
Reading time: 5 minutes
History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme. Mark Twain.
As a society it is vitally important that we understand our own history, as well as the history of other peoples throughout time. This is the only way we can make informed decisions about how we should approach the challenges that we face in the present and the future.
WHO DISCOVERED WHAT WHEN? – BOOK REVIEW
Who Discovered What When? Five hundred years of great scientific discoveries by David Ellyard: an absorbing and easy-to-read book about the growth of scientific ideas and knowledge since 1500.
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General History Quiz 149
1. When did the Bronze Age collapse occur?
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Pope Gregory XIII gave us the leap year – but his legacy goes much further
Reading time: 7 minutes
On this day, February 29, conversations the world over may conjure the name of Pope Gregory XIII – widely known for his reform of the calendar that bears his name.
The need for calendar reform was driven by the inaccuracy of the Julian calendar. Introduced in 46 BC, the Julian calendar fell short of the solar year – the time it takes Earth to orbit the Sun – by about 12 minutes each year.
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General History Quiz 115
When did Watson and Crick discover the structure of DNA?
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The Epidemics of the Middle Ages – Audiobook
THE EPIDEMICS OF THE MIDDLE AGES – AUDIOBOOK By Justus Hecker (1795 –...
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How Cyprus Became Divided
Reading time: 8 minutes
Cyprus is a country that on paper is whole, but in reality is divided into several parts. Greeks, Turks, Cypriots and the United Kingdom have all staked claims on the island, with the UN in the middle, doing their best to maintain the peace. But what made Cyprus into an island of lines?
Explore the Brallos Pass Region in Greece
Reading time: 8 minutes
Write yourself inside the pages of history when you visit the Brallos Pass region. The Battlefields of Brallos Pass is just a snapshot of the rich history throughout Central Greece. It was the site of a famous battle more than two thousand years before World War II, home to an Ancient Greek City, and has unique geological features dotting the mountainous landscape.
General History Quiz 120
1. The term ‘Camelot’ is used to refer to which politician’s administration?
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General History Quiz 152
1. When did the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman become the first European to reach New Zealand?
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Jutland: Why World War I’s only sea battle was so crucial to Britain’s victory
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes By Andrew Lambert, King’s College London. Modern...
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General History Quiz 60
Weekly 10 Question History Quiz.
See how your history knowledge stacks up!
1. What almost lead to Apollo 11 aborting their moon landing?
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World – Book
By Simon Winchester Land—whether meadow or mountainside, desert or peat bog, parkland or pasture,...
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The Conquerors Perspective: Why Europe Has so Many Different Languages
Reading time: 10 minutes
History is typically told from the winner’s perspective. In the case of Europe’s many different languages, it turns out that history is generally spoken in the winner’s language as well.
Archaeology is unravelling new stories about Indigenous seagoing trade on Australia’s doorstep
Reading time: 6 minutes
It has long been assumed that Indigenous Australia was isolated until Europeans arrived in 1788, except for trade with parts of present day Indonesia beginning at least 300 years ago. But our recent archaeological research hints of at least an extra 2,100 years of connections across the Coral Sea with Papua New Guinea.