World History Chapters

Whether it's people, places or events which fuel "the news," the fabric of our lives is impacted by world events. This collection features stories from ancient to modern times.

Jerusalem at the time of Jesus—click on the image for a full-page view. Executions and burials took place outside the city gates. This image is ...

The three-part trading system consists of European goods, African slave labor, and British colony resources, such as coffee and tobacco.

Mary, Queen of Scots is Elizabeth's Catholic cousin. Because Elizabeth has no children, Mary is her closest successor.

Tuskegee Institute is a flight school that graduates African American pilots.

U-boats are submarines the Germans use to attack Allied supply ships.

Within twenty-five years of her death, justice prevails and Joan of Arc's guilty verdict is renounced; the Pope orders a new trial.

The U.S. provides 5 million men to the war and begins an income tax to help pay for it. To encourage war support, the government uses propaganda poste...

A Knight's fortune was determined daily by the unpredictable ups and downs of the day.

The Greeks build and leave a huge wooden horse outside the gates of Troy as a gift. During the night, Greeks exit the horse and begin to conquer Troy.

Alessandro Volta (born on February 18, 1745) invents a "Voltaic Pile," which is the world's first battery. How did he make this happen?

Alexander is handsome, observant and wise. He speaks fast, walks fast and is so short that when he conquers Persia even a stool isn't high enough for ...

See pictures of Marie Antoinette from the time she is an infant through adulthood.

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