World History Archives - Page 30 of 39 - Daily Dose Documentary
  • August 18, 2021

    Samurai History of Feudal Japan

    Samurai History dates back to the Heian Period of feudal Japan, where the warriors were considered military nobility until national jurisdiction abolished them in 1869.

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  • samurai with two swords
  • August 17, 2021

    Berlin Wall: Anti-fascist Protection Rampart or Wall of Shame

    The 86-mile-long Berlin Wall was built by the Soviet Union after WWII, in response to mass defections by East Berliners into the non-communist zones of Berlin.

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  • section of the 86-mile berlin wall
  • August 12, 2021

    Nazca Lines: Peru’s Mysterious Geoglyphs

    Created by ancient Nazca people as long ago as 2000 years, more than 800 lines–sometimes stretching for miles–ancient Nazca Lines form animal, plant and anthropomorphic geoglyphs of debated purpose.

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  • peruvian geoglyphs known as the Nazca lines, spider shown here
  • August 9, 2021

    Queen Hatshepsut: The Egyptian Queen That Would be King

    Ruling from 1479 to 1458 BCE, Hatshepsut was Queen to Pharoah Thutmose II who died with a young heir, Thutmose III, giving Hatshepsut the opportunity to usurp power.

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  • statue of queen hatshepsut
  • August 6, 2021

    Leap Day’s Gregorian Calendar History

    Astronomically speaking, Earth’s orbit of the Sun takes precisely 365.2421 days — the extra quarter of a day per year necessitating a leap day in the Gregorian calendar every four years to avoid seasonal shift.

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  • Earth's 365.25 day orbit around the sun
  • August 5, 2021

    Angkor Wat

    Rediscovered in the Cambodian jungle in 1860 by a French Naturalist, Angkor Wat, also known as Temple City, is a 400 acre complex honoring Hindu and Buddhist faiths.

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  • temple of angkor wat approached by buddhist monks
  • August 4, 2021

    Constantinople: Queen of Cities Ultimately Conquered

    Established in 657 BCE but later renamed by Roman emperor Constantine I, the city of Constantinople served as the Byzantine capital with structures still remaining today in modern-day Istanbul.

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  • City of Constantinople with the Hippodrome prominent