History of China One of the oldest remains of man, called the Peking man, were discovered in China. These remains are said to be 5,00,000 years old. The first human settlements or villages are said to have been founded in China around 5000 B.C. and the first Chinese city was built around 3500 B.C. Subsequent to the there were various dynasties or royal families, which ruled China, amongst the first was...

History of Africa One of the earliest civilisations, the Egyptians, was founded in Africa. Most of the people in Southern and Central Africa are the descendants of the ‘Bantu’ tribes. Amongst the first kingdoms in Africa was the Kingdom of Ghana, in West Africa, which flourished between 700 and 1200 A.D. The inhabitants of this kingdom were largely traders. Another great kingdom which existed in this period was the kingdom of...

History of Germany Around .the year 200 A.D. the Franks established the first settlements along the river Rhine. 600 years later Charlemagne created the Frankish kingdom which included modern Germany. Frank domination of Germany continued till the 14th century when the Austrians began to dominate this area. In the following years events like the Reformation and other religious conflicts took place here. It was in the year 1740 that Prussia emerged...

History of France Most of Europe was ruled by the Franks, for more than 400 years, over 1000 years ago. The entire area of modern France was under their control. In the year 895 the Vikings of Scandinavia settled in Northern France and were called Normans. During the middle ages Feudalism existed in France. Peasants did not own any land and they worked under the Feudal Lords over the years the...

History of the United Kingdom The first settlers probably came to Britain during the Palaeolithic age. In the year 43 A.D. Britain was invaded by the Romans and made a part of the Roman empire till the year 400 A.D. Around 500 A.I). Christian missionaries arrived in Britain and Christianity spread as a religion. In the last quarter of the 9th century Britain was invaded by the Vikings. The Invasion of...

History of the United States of America Four hundred years ago, about 100 followers of the Puritan faith, set sail from England in search of a new land and reached America. They landed in the area which is now called Massachusetts. These settlers prospered in America they elected and formed their own government, made laws and collected taxes. Over the years these settlers were colonised by Britain and ruled by the...

Industrial Revolution Around 300 years ago began an age in Britain and Europe which was to change the way people lived and worked. This age was called the Industrial Revolution. In the years before the beginning of the 18th century most of the goods were produced with the help of manual labour. In the beginning of the 18th century inventions revolutionised the manufacturing processes and gave the factory owners the capability...

The Explorers In the earlier days man’s knowledge about his surroundings was limited to the geographical area in which he lived. Over the years many great men set out to explore the unknown far reaches of our planet. These explorers go back to the 7th century when the Chinese philosopher Huan Tsang explored Asia and India. In those days the mode of travel was very slow since it was limited to...