Found 175 Articles for World History

Introduction The early human beings were hunter-gatherers and dependent mostly on food hunting. These hunter-gatherers used to live in a small band of people, a maximum of 100-150 people. They used to roam here and there in search of food. There were many archaic humans there in the early age of humanity. There were Neanderthals, homo sapiens, homo Rhodesians, etc. At the start of the stone age around 50000 BCE, only homo sapiens survived and started dominating the earth. Homo sapiens are known as early modern humans. Early Modern Human Lifestyle Early modern humans are known as homo Sapiens or ... Read More

Introduction The period between the 14th century and the 17th century was a period of many changes in European society. People started urban lifestyles and became more civilised. The invention of the Printing press was another achievement of European society. It allowed Artists, Painters and Writers to gain influence. The invention of printing gave people an opportunity to read and gain new ideas. An idea of connection with history also emerged in Europe and people started comparing new cities to old Greek and Romans. Eight Cylinder Type-revolving Printing Machine Bolles, Albert Sidney, 1846-1939, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons The ... Read More

Introduction The art that is described by the artist in the form which will be visible to the human eye is called visual art. This type of art provides a soothing experience to the human through the sense of the eye. Visual art is a broad term to define the various types of art which are visible to humans. Visual art can be broadly defined into two categories Traditional visual art includes painting, drawing, sculpture, graphic art, wall art, etc. While the modern form of visual art uses technology to describe itself, this type of visual art includes video ... Read More

Introduction The French Revolution of 1789 resulted in many social reforms during the eighteenth century. One such remarkable reform of that period was the abolition of slavery in French colonies. Slavery was very much prevalent in the ‘Ancient Regime’ with Feudalism in France. As a part of imperialism, France established overseas colonies in the Caribbean and started the slave trade for these colonies as the inhabitants of Europe were reluctant to work as plantation workers. But with the end of absolute monarchy and the coming of the National Assembly, slavery became an issue of debate, and it continued to prevail. ... Read More

Introduction The Russian Revolution was the landmark event that effectively changed the global scheme of politics. The world witnessed a violent insurgency in Russia that overthrew Tzarist rulers and replaced them with the leftist revolutionary party of the Bolsheviks. The Revolution started in early 1917 and continued till 1923. This insurgency period consisted of two revolutions and a breakout of civil war in Russia. This uprising did not get started one fine morning. It slowly brewed up because of the inefficacy and fraudulent activities of the Tsar’s monarchical government, the increasing amount of frustration among ethnic minorities, peasants, armed forces, ... Read More

Introduction The French Revolution of 1789 was a decisive event in modern -west European history. This revolution continued for almost 10 years and brought a dramatic change in the social and political structure of France during the eighteenth century. This revolution not only brought changes in France but also in other parts of the world. After the revolution in France other European countries also started to revolutionize their sociopolitical structures. The French Revolution had universal significance with the end of Feudalism in most European countries. There were several reasons for the outbreak of the revolution but the division of society ... Read More

Introduction The late 18th century in France was a period of turmoil and hardship, people were continuously protesting against the current monarch Louis XVI. There was a growing dissatisfaction among the peasants and working class. People pour into the streets against the monarch which turned violent in the morning of 14th July 1789, when a rumour started that the king had ordered the army to open fire on protestors. Approx. 7000 people decided to form a militia and they started breaking government buildings and destroying them, a group of protestors marched and stormed the state fortress prison, the Bastille, looking ... Read More

Introduction The political structure of France transformed in an aftermath of the French Revolution, from an absolute monarchy to a democratic republic. This republican phase of France witnessed the fall of the monarchy, the formation of the National Assembly, the Reign of terror, and Directory rule. France became the first republic in September 1792. This First republic continued till the coming of the First Empire or Napoleonic France in May 1804 under Napoleon Bonaparte. There were five republics in France after the declaration of the revolution, from 1792 to the present day. The emergence of France as a republic had ... Read More

Introduction The French Revolution ignited the need for change in the society of other European countries with the ideas of liberty, equality, and democratic rights. The circulation of these ideas all over Europe created hope for people of other countries to raise their voices against the tyrannical, autocratic rulers and inspired them to start nationalist movements in their countries for changing the social structure. But the ideas of social changes varied across European countries, some wanted transformation of the society at a slow pace whereas others wanted to change the social structure radically. These variations in the approach of the ... Read More

Introduction The French revolution brought about many changes in the administrative and social structure along with the end of Feudalism in France. In the early 1790s during the course of the Revolution, the despotic rule of the monarchy came to an end in France. And the concept of constitutional monarchy came into being, where the power of the king was restricted through the check by the constitution. With the recognition of the National Assembly, the power was distributed between the legislative, executive, and judiciary. And the National Assembly also restructured the administration of the local government. Ultimately, by the end ... Read More