World history

World history

Contributors in World history

World history

Political theory promoting common ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange. The theory was first articulated by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the 19th century and developed ...

Polo, Marco

History; World history

(c.1254-1324) Venetian merchant and traveler. His account of his travels in China was the basis of European perceptions of the Far East until the 19th century. His father and uncle had visited China ...

Red Cross

History; World history

An international relief agency created by the 1864 Geneva Convention to help those wounded or captured in war. An armband or flag depicting a red cross indicated immunity from hostile action for ...

Sarmatians

History; World history

Indo-Iranian pastoral nomad people of the central Eurasian steppes who were closely related to the Scythians. The Sarmatians migrated into the Ural region in the 5th century BC, before conquering the ...

Quraysh

History; World history

Bedouin tribe of Arabia that had settled and become dominant in Mecca by the late 6th century. They opposed Muhammad, who threatened their leadership. The early caliphs were of the Quraysh, but ...

Picts

History; World history

Celtic peoples to the north of the Antonine Wall in Scotland. The name Pictae or 'painted people' was first used by the Romans in AD 297. The Picts lost their independence when they were defeated in ...

Potsdam Conference

History; World history

(17 July-2 August 1945) Conference of the 'Big Three' Allied powers held after the end of World War II, attended by Joseph Stalin, Harry Truman and Winston Churchill (who was replaced on 28 July by ...