The French Revolution was a very important event in history, and it was a critical event in the development of France. When most revolutions take place, the enduring legacy of those events is felt most principally in the place where the people have chosen to revolt. The French Revolution was...

The Maya Murals of Bonampak was an extraordinary piece of art found in the Late Maya Court. Historians believe that the painting was created in the later years of the 8th century, in the rainforest of Chiapas, Mexico. Mary Miller, a lecturer at Yale, has written the literature, "The Spectacle...

Introduction The Maya refer to the ancient people who built an ancient civilization across much of Central America which grew to its prime during the Classical Period, as well as a contemporary people who can be found scattered across the world. The Maya civilization was never cohesive but they were...

Civilizations have been in existence in different parts of the world where they undertook various activities that defined their uniqueness. The Maya is one of the civilizations that rose in the 2600 BC to become prominent in 250 BC. This civilization built itself based on inventions from others like Olmec...

The above photos are pictures of key leaders and layers in the Mexican revolution in the early 20th century. The first picture on the left is a picture of Porfirio Diaz, followed by Francisco I. Madero, the Pancho Villa in the third picture and finally Emiliano Zapata at the centre...