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Across Africa, Europe, and Asia, the Middle Ages were a hotbed for political events, military action, pioneering inventions, influential literature, and religious turmoil. Let’s travel back in time ...

Reading and keeping the books -- Time for pleasure and time for duty -- Dressing and undressing -- And then came the fork -- Making war -- By land and sea https ...

Thought the invention of the printing press led to an upsurge in literacy rates in the later Middle Ages" Wrong, according to some historians of communication, who believe that paper was more ...

From water pumps to musical automatons, Ismail al-Jazari's extraordinary machines ranged from practical to playful, delighting farmers and kings alike. A miniature from al-Jazari’s Book of Knowledge ...

Glass making originated in the Near East around 2000 BCE in the form of beads, seals and inlays. The earliest makers pressed glass into molds. Around 1500 BCE, finer vessels were being made in Egypt.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "We wanted to create a medieval theme board game to enjoy with family and friends," said one of two inventors, from Benton Harbor, Mich., "so we invented the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The image of a witch flying on a broomstick is iconic, but it is not nearly as old as the idea of witchcraft itself, which dates to the earliest days of humankind. Several ...