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  2. History of Europe - Wikipedia

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    The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD 500), the Middle Ages (AD 500–1500), and the modern era (since AD 1500). The first early European modern humans appear in the fossil record about 48,000 years ago, during the Paleolithic era.

  3. Antebellum South - Wikipedia

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    The Antebellum South era (from Latin: ante bellum, lit. 'before the war') was a period in the history of the Southern United States that extended from the conclusion of the War of 1812 to the start of the American Civil War in 1861. This era was marked by the prevalent practice of slavery and the associated societal norms it cultivated. Over ...

  4. Early modern Europe - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Ortelius: Map of Europe, 1595. Early modern Europe, also referred to as the post-medieval period, is the period of European history between the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, roughly the mid 15th century to the late 18th century.

  5. History of the United States (1815–1849) - Wikipedia

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    The history of the United States from 1815 to 1849—also called the Middle Period, the Antebellum Era, or the Age of Jackson—involved westward expansion across the American continent, the proliferation of suffrage to nearly all white men, and the rise of the Second Party System of politics between Democrats and Whigs.

  6. List of historians by area of study - Wikipedia

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    Daniel Walker Howe - political and intellectual history of the early republic and antebellum period Peter Iverson – 20th century U.S. West/Native American history (emphasis in Navajo history) Paul Johnson (born 1928) – author of A History of the American People and a biographer of George Washington

  7. Antebellum architecture - Wikipedia

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    The features associated with antebellum architecture were introduced by people of largely British descent who settled in the Southern states during the colonial period and in U.S. territories after the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 along with a wave of immigration from Europe in 1812. [9]

  8. Slavery and religion - Wikipedia

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    During the antebellum period, slave preachers — enslaved or formerly enslaved evangelists — became instrumental in shaping slave Christianity. They preached a gospel that was radically different from the gospel that was preached by white preachers, who often used Christianity in an attempt to make slaves more complacent with their enslaved ...

  9. List of early Germanic peoples - Wikipedia

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    The list of early Germanic peoples is a register of ancient Germanic cultures, tribal groups, and other alliances of Germanic tribes and civilisations in ancient times. . This information comes from various ancient historical documents, beginning in the 2nd century BC and extending into late antiq