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Learn more about important historical civilizations, sites, people, and events.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/pre-Columbian-civilizations">pre-Columbian civilizations</a> <div class="font-serif"></div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Greece">ancient Greek civilization</a> <div class="font-serif">historical region, Eurasia</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Peloponnesian-War">Peloponnesian War</a> <div class="font-serif">ancient Greek history</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Historians"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/78/66578-050-B43A35D3/Livy.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Livy" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Historians" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Historians</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">This general category includes a selection of more specific topics.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/A-J-P-Taylor">A.J.P. Taylor</a> <div class="font-serif">British historian and journalist</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thucydides-Greek-historian">Thucydides</a> <div class="font-serif">Greek historian</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Gibbon">Edward Gibbon</a> <div class="font-serif">British historian</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Dynasty-Family"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/36/2536-050-D97312B6/branches-family-Medici-branch-grand-duchy-principate.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="branches of the Medici family" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Dynasty-Family" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Historic Dynasties & Families</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">This general category includes a selection of more specific topics.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/House-of-Este">house of Este</a> <div class="font-serif">Italian family</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Maccabees">Maccabees</a> <div class="font-serif">priestly Jewish family</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mamluk">Mamluk</a> <div class="font-serif">Islamic dynasty</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Nobility"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/mendel/resources/encyclopedia-placeholder.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="subcategory placeholder" class="col-100 mb-15" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Nobility" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Historic Nobility</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">This general category includes a selection of more specific topics.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-duke-of-Apulia">Robert</a> <div class="font-serif">duke of Apulia</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mohammed-bin-Salman">Mohammed bin Salman</a> <div class="font-serif">Saudi Arabian prince</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philip-landgrave-of-Hesse">Philip</a> <div class="font-serif">landgrave of Hesse</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Global-Exploration"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/26/144926-050-738487C2/David-Livingstone.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="David Livingstone." class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Global-Exploration" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Global Exploration</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">This general category includes a selection of more specific topics.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Drake">Sir Francis Drake</a> <div class="font-serif">English admiral</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Clark">William Clark</a> <div class="font-serif">American explorer</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Meriwether-Lewis">Meriwether Lewis</a> <div class="font-serif">American explorer</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Middle-Ages"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/mendel/resources/encyclopedia-placeholder.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="subcategory placeholder" class="col-100 mb-15" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Middle-Ages" class="font-weight-bold font-16">The Middle Ages</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">The Middle Ages comprise the period in European history that began with the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century CE and lasted until the dawn of the Renaissance in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century. This interval of time saw the development of the Gothic style of art and architecture, flying buttresses and all. It was also the era of the Crusades and of papal monarchy, and it was during this period that the idea of Europe as a distinct cultural unit emerged.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Western-Schism">Western Schism</a> <div class="font-serif">Roman Catholic history</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Fall-of-Constantinople-1453">Fall of Constantinople</a> <div class="font-serif">Byzantine history [1453]</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Agincourt">Battle of Agincourt</a> <div class="font-serif">European history</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Military-Leaders"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/56/195956-050-0110697A/Kemal-Ataturk.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Kemal Atatürk" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Military-Leaders" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Military Leaders</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">This general category includes a selection of more specific topics.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hannibal-Carthaginian-general-247-183-BCE">Hannibal</a> <div class="font-serif">Carthaginian general [247-c.181 BCE]</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Genghis-Khan">Genghis Khan</a> <div class="font-serif">Mongol ruler</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc">St. Joan of Arc</a> <div class="font-serif">French heroine</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Modern-World"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/77/174477-050-ABA656A6/part-children-border-region-Kindertransport-ship-Jews-February-1939.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Kindertransport" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Modern-World" class="font-weight-bold font-16">The Modern World</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">This general category includes a selection of more specific topics.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mao-Zedong">Mao Zedong</a> <div class="font-serif">Chinese leader</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Cold-War">Cold War</a> <div class="font-serif">international politics</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Iraq-War">Iraq War</a> <div class="font-serif">2003–2011</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Prehistoric-Age"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/71/133171-050-C466D18E/earth-lodge-site-earthwork-structures-Ocmulgee-National.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Mississippian culture: Ocmulgee National Monument" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Prehistoric-Age" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Prehistoric Age</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">The prehistoric age covers the millions of years that took place before human beings began to create written records of their life and of the world in which they lived. Archaeology and similar fields of study allow us to fill in the gaps and piece together an image of what life was like for our ancestors, including what kinds of flora and fauna they might have encountered.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mississippian-culture">Mississippian culture</a> <div class="font-serif">ancient North American culture</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mogollon-culture">Mogollon culture</a> <div class="font-serif">North American Indian culture</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Stonehenge">Stonehenge</a> <div class="font-serif">ancient monument, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/United-States-History"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/81/71381-050-0042470B/battleship-attack-Pearl-Harbor-Japanese-Hawaii-December-7-1941.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Pearl Harbor attack" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/United-States-History" class="font-weight-bold font-16">United States History</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">As with most nations, the history of the United States contains a number of twists and turns throughout the centuries, from the time of the English colonization of North America up to the modern-day America that we're familiar with. Learn more about the people, events, and movements that left an indelible mark in history and shaped the development of the United States as a nation.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-American-War">Mexican-American War</a> <div class="font-serif">Mexico-United States [1846–1848]</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-States-presidential-election-of-2016">United States Presidential Election of 2016</a> <div class="font-serif">United States government</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Louisiana-Purchase">Louisiana Purchase</a> <div class="font-serif">United States history</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Wars-Battles-Conflicts"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/44/65944-050-F18FEEA4/soldier-British-trench-Western-Front-World-War.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="World War I" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Wars-Battles-Conflicts" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Wars, Battles & Armed Conflicts</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">Wars, battles, and other domestic or international conflicts, whether armed or diplomatic, are often the outcome of a dispute over natural resources or a struggle for power, influence, and wealth. 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