World History Archive

This section is a curated collection of World Mythology. I have chosen what I consider to be the most potent, interesting, and important examples of ancient mythology from cultures around the world and through time — the Sumerians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks, Chinese, Japanese, Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans — that living humans should be generally aware of.

This is not an extensive, encyclopedic collection. If you are a fan of World Mythology, and desire a deep, proper coverage, visit the World Mythology page of Projeda History (Gods, Heroes, Sages, and Kings).

Medieval History

Medieval History is a period of World History that serves as a bridge between ancient and modern times, from the year 500 to 1500 of the modern era. In many ways this is a period of transition. A transition from […]

Myths & Legends of the Algonquian Peoples

In addition to their common language, Algonquian-speaking tribes shared many commonalities in their religious beliefs, stories of creation, and culture. All Algonquian peoples of the Eastern Woodlands subscribed to cycles of legend and myth regarding tricksters and transformers: powerful beings […]

Wigwam

The wigwam was a dome-shaped shelter, with a roughly circular base, used by a wide range of Native American peoples as a semi-permanent shelter. There are a number of names by which the wigwam is known, corresponding to the specific […]

Sumerian Civilization :: The Inventors of Urban Life

Sumerian Civilization flourished on the river plains of the fertile crescent around 5000 years ago. A time when the Sumerian city-states of ruled the nation of Sumer in southern Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Sumerian Civilization is […]

The Sumerian City-State

The Sumerian City-State emerged in Mesopotamia during the 4th millennium BCE. At the dawn of the 4th millennium BCE around the year 4000, local tribes and villages began gradually to coalesce into larger, denser, singular communities which had developed into […]

The Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the three great pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex. There is more mystery and allure surrounding the three main Giza Pyramids, and the Great Pyramid of Giza specifically, to the degree […]

The Neolithic Age

The Neolithic Age is a relatively short phase within the timeline of the development and evolution of our species over the course of some 300,000 years, which is about how long anatomically modern human beings have existed on this planet. […]

The Gupta Empire of Ancient India

The Gupta Dynasty was a dynasty of Ancient India lasting from about 320 CE to 550 CE which is by many historians considered the cultural Golden Age of ancient Indian civilization. During the Gupta Period India saw an unprecedented explosion […]

Mount Padang Pyramid :: Possibly The Oldest Structure Ever Built

In West Java, Indonesia, buried inside what appears to be a mountain is what is perhaps one of the most incredible mysteries – and discoveries – that archaeology has to offer. What at first appears to be a mountain, named […]

The Nine Muses of Ancient Greece

The Nine Muses of Ancient Greek Mythology were those who inspired the greatest art, music, poetry, and even scholarship in mortal men (and women). It was their divine voices who whispered into the ear of the artists, speaking the words […]

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