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Imagine living in 7th-century France or 12th-century Russia . You are summoned to court due to a dispute. You have no evidence to prove your innocence, and the person accusing you has no evidence either. There are only allegations. To re…
Magellan was a Spanish explorer and sailor and led a famous expedition around the world. In the early 16th century, on his expedition, which is considered one of the great discoveries of Europe, he sailed around the world, making many di…
When we talk about the massacres that took place in history, we undoubtedly think of the period of Genghis Khan or the reign of Timur or the years of the Second World War. However, the history of humanity has witnessed many other savager…
As it is known, during the reign of Vladimir I, in 988, Christianity became an official religion in Russia. Under the intense influence of Byzantine Orthodoxy, Vladimir forced the Russian people to Christianize en masse. He ordered to bu…
Conflicts and wars between cultures have been a fact of human history and continue to exist today. These wars take place for many reasons such as greed for growth, demand for goods and wealth, oppression, desire for hegemony, chaos and c…
History has evolved as a cultural definition and has survived to the present day. The word "History" in Western languages is also derived from the Greek word "historia" and is defined by the development of a literary genre as "story, nar…
The discovery of the American continent is one of the most controversial topics in history. Some say that Christopher Columbus first found America in 1492, while others claim that Vikings, Chinese and even Muslim sailors reached this con…
Napoleon Bonaparte is considered one of the greatest commanders in history. Napoleon, who conquered a large part of Europe and founded the French Empire, was victorious in many battles. But Napoleon also has one defeat he'll want to forg…
The Battle of Lepanto was a naval battle fought on 7 October 1571 between the Ottoman Empire and the Crusader alliance, which resulted in the defeat of the Ottomans. This battle is considered to be the greatest naval defeat in the period…
Bosniaks are a South Slavic nation, the indigenous people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are various theories about the origin of the name Bosniak. According to some, the name Bosniak comes from the Bošnjanins, a tribe that lived in th…
Jared Diamond is a biologist, not a social or humanitarian. While researching the evolution of birds in New Guinea, he meets a New Guinean named Yali and begins a conversation. Yali is a well-known politician in New Guinea and asks Diamo…
Geographical determinism is the one that proposes that human behavior is determined by environmental factors and 2. It is a view that was quite dominant until World War II. The Greek and Roman philosophers were the first to claim that hu…
To what extent is man affected by the natural conditions in which he lives? Is geography destiny? What are Ibn Khaldun's thoughts on the effect of geography on man? Why have societies gone through different stages of development in the h…
Ottoman historiography emerged relatively late to the foundation of the state. The first Ottoman histories are accepted as Yahşi Fakih Menakıbnâmesi, which was written at the beginning of the XV century but has not survived, and Dâsitân-…
The Anneles School, which has recently increased its influence in world historiography, has opened the doors of new fields in the science of history. This school, which adopted an understanding of historiography that cooperated with vari…
The XVI century was a turning point for Russia. As a matter of fact, the centralization policies that started in the reign of Ivan III reached their peak during the reign of Ivan IV. Within a century, Russian Tsarism had established its…
When the Varangians came from beyond the sea and established their rule over the Slavic cities, the foundations of the Kievan Rus', the first Russian state, were laid. In addition to the Varangians being a seafaring people,[1] Slavic tri…
From the 11th century onward, Italian city-states such as Amalfi, Pisa, Genoa, and Venice began to gain influence in Mediterranean trade thanks to the privileges granted by the Byzantine Empire. The first signs of this influence appeared…
The history of astrology is a result of people's curiosity and admiration for the sky. Astrology is a pseudoscience that assumes the celestial bodies have an impact on human life and destiny. The origin of astrology dates back to the Mes…
The Skoptsi sect, which also called itself the "Lambs of God" or the "White Doves", is one of the most interesting sects to be encountered in the history of Russia. What makes them so interesting is that all members of the sect, male or…
Etymology has a great place in the historical process. As an example of this, we will tell the history of the word through a word. Our word is "Gavat" in Turkish, which means "a person who deliberately makes his wife have sex with others…
Worldwide, tea is the most consumed beverage after water. Tea was first known in China since 2737 BC and was told through various legends. According to one story; When the Chinese emperor Shen Nong was boiling drinking water under a tree…
In 1386, a large crowd had gathered in the old Norman city of Falaise to witness the execution of a convicted murderer. The people eagerly awaited the execution. After a short wait, the criminal was brought forth for execution. The crimi…
The understanding of art, architecture and daily life style of Greek culture is a subject that arouses interest and has become the target point of large masses. Most of the names who made great contributions to humanity in the fields of…