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Balian of Ibelin was a crusader from the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He is most famously known as the defender of Jerusalem in the 12th century. Balian’s...
The Bedouins were originally herders who sometimes also engaged in agriculture and fishing if the area allowed it. They temporarily settled from on...
The Berber people have inhabited North Africa for centuries and survived years of assimilation, persecution, and invasion. Though Berber culture be...
The Beys were the first rulers of the Ottoman Empire . The provinces or regions which they controlled had the name beylik or governorate. They equa...
Babylonia assimilated the Chaldean people and absorbed their country in the sixth century BC. Chaldea had come into being between the late 10th and...
The characteristics of Egyptian art followed certain specific rules which gave little or no room for creativity. For instance, painters were to use...
In Islam, the Companions of the Prophet (Ashab or Sahaba in Arabic) were disciples of Muhammad. They were the people who had physical contact with ...
Cuneiform and Hieroglyphics were two writing methods invented in Mesopotamia and Egypt, respectively. These two writing systems helped record the a...
The Druze , a secretive religious sect that is spread throughout Syria, Israel, and Lebanon, is a prominent religious minority in the Levant. Despi...
Egyptian culture has thrived since ancient times. Considered the cradle of civilization, Egypt has proven its resilience with its rich history and ...
While life was precious for the ancient Egyptians, death required elaborate rituals to complete a ceremonial Egyptian burial practice. Death for th...
Since the dawn of time, marvelous women like Egyptian queens have shown their influence in the birth and development of our civilization in the mid...