Remember the “Four Olds” in China? The “Four Olds” campaign began on August 19, 1956, in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution. The idea was to abolish: Old Customs – Old Culture – Old Habits – Old Ideas The first things to change were the names of streets, landmarks, and stores. Chinese architecture was destroyed, classical […]
What Can You Learn From History?
Memorials are a great way to remember history as they can give us a clearer perspective of right versus wrong. The Auschwitz complex had over 40 concentration and labor camps. It was operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II and the Holocaust. What can you learn from history? Homeschoolers: draw/color an […]
Think You Are Bored?
Sir Isaac Newton, invented calculus during the plague. Do you have any idea of how bored you must be to invent calculus? In 1665, Newton discovered the generalized binomial theorem. This mathematical theory became known as calculus. Soon after Newton had obtained his degree in August 1665, the University closed down as a precaution against […]
Remember the Ming Dynasty (168 A.D. – 1644 A.D.)?
Let’s briefly examine the Ming Dynasty (1368 A.D. – 1644 A.D.) through its leadership, culture, wars, economy and its eventual collapse. Moreover, historians are on an ongoing mission to find evidence of the true story of the Ming Dynasty by piecing together ancient Chinese literature (e.g. Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Yongle Encyclopedia), pottery, artwork, […]
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