11. And headed by ship to Sicily, where revolts against aristocratic landlords were already underway.
In Tibet, Buddhism is still the most popular philosophy; the leading monk of Buddhism is called the Dalai Lama and has always been the political governor of Tibet until the Chinese took control in 1959. Today, China followed by Thailand have the largest populations of Buddhists in the world. The religion was introduc...
Media coverage of journalists on the ground in Vietnam differed from the official line coming from President Johnson, which damaged his credibility. The U.S. peoples approval of Johnson and the war plummeted. The conduct of some US forces was also very controversial. The Lie massacre in March 1968 saw between 347 and...
These led to further protests and boycotts and most importantly, more organization among the colonists. The protests escalated: 1770 saw the Boston Massacre, which with its sum total of five dead was perhaps the least massacre of all time, and in 1773, a bunch of colonists dumped about a million dollars worth of tea ...
Turkey is positioned uniquely on the globe. The beautiful peninsula is sited between the continents of Europe and Asia. Historically, Turkey has a rich background and although it is modern you can see its traditions and ethnicities here. Ancient buildings and walls although stand high continue to wane, the Turkish go...
Persian identity resurfaced, and another Empire was formed, Parthia. They didn’t exactly occupy the same size as the earlier Persian Empire, but the Partisans use the existing political structure and established an empire. They later on assimilated into the Persian language and over time became Persians. The Partis...
Many modern democracies reconcile this conflict by having citizens elect those they consider qualified to legislate on their behalf. But this poses its own problems, including the influence of wealth, and the emergence of professional politicians with different interests than their constituents. Could reviving electi...
According to the Buddhist cosmology, there are three stages of mental preparation. Each one of these preparations is linked to one of the many worlds or "planes" that exists within Buddhism. Borobudur is based around these three stages of mental preparation where each platform represents one of the three stages of me...
Also, Mahayana, one of the two prominent sects of Buddhism, became the most popular sect in India. The 6th century saw the invasion of India by the Huns, a pre-Mongolic people, that destroyed hundreds of Buddhist monasteries. Not long after the Huns were driven out, Islam began to spread rapidly in the region forcing...
If you were heading out on a journey by sea, asks Socrates who would you ideally want deciding who was in charge of the vessel? Just anyone or people educated in the rules and demands of seafaring? The latter of course, says Adamant, so why then, responds Socrates, do we keep thinking that any old person should be fi...